Posted on 03/29/2010 10:38:16 AM PDT by bamahead
(GunReports.com)--A report from a national coalition of mayors urges President Obama to adopt dozens of gun registration and confiscation measures, including the creation of a federal interstate firearms trafficking unit.
After months of waiting in vain for gun control supporters in Congress to take aggressive action against semi-automatic firearms, gun shows and NRA-supported restrictions on the abuse of instant background check records and firearm trace information, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging President Obama to make 40 changes to federal gun law interpretation and enforcement on his own-without congressional approval.
Bloomberg conveyed his recommendations to the president through the euphemistically named anti-gun coalition he heads, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the NRA reports.
Titled "A Blueprint for Federal Action" and released only in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act, the 51-page Bloomberg battle plan takes another cue from the military in calling for its mission to be carried out jointly by seven federal departments and agencies: the departments of State, Justice and Homeland Security, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The first six agencies are wholly under President Obama's command, while the CPSC is an independent agency headed by commissioners nominated by the president.
The "Blueprint for Federal Action," a copy of which was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, presents 40 recommendations that would dramatically curtail firearms freedoms.
The proposed changes could be accomplished within existing laws through agency reforms, regulatory moves and better funding, the report said. The strategies grew out of academic and government research, an analysis of firearms prosecutions and talks with government and law enforcement officials.
"The mayor's coalition created this document for policy discussion," said Jason Post, a spokesman for Bloomberg's office. There were no plans for public release of the document, which was distributed to key members of Obama's administration and agencies affected by the recommendations.
The 51-page document suggests a handful of strategies that would tighten ATF oversight of thousands of gun shows held annually. The study noted that a 2007 inspector general's probe concluded the "ATF does not have a formal gun show enforcement program."
ATF agents at gun shows should "develop undercover integrity tests" to determine whether felons or out-of-state residents are making illegal purchases.
The report also calls for a better approach to crime gun tracing, the process that tracks a seized weapon back to its first retail sale. The ATF lacks the structure or resources to "fully realize its power," the report says, and information is not regularly shared with field offices, and state and local law enforcement.
To this end, the study wants ATF to be funded to create a new "Office of Tactical Trace Analysis," which would replace the current crime gun analysis branch.
To read of a copy of the report, click here:
Which means he and the other people involved in this report are engaged in seditious conspiracy! Send in the FBI, the Michigan cops, the BATF and arrest them all.
The only federal gun ban still on the books was signed by a republican.
National Guard or civilian militia?
Well there is that too - one person, never admits - conspiracy of one ... glad I was taught woodcraft skills from my dad, uncle and two Army brothers ...
Not national guard. This is the state-sponsored militia. It’s my understanding that the old state militias were re-activated by some states to get around the claim that the president can federalize state guards.
I should check if Washington has one ... BOTOH - Washington is a Liberal state so I think that’s out ... it’s a roll-over state ...
You can’t get more than four million gunowners to join the NRA even after they offered free memberships. How do you expect more than that to take an interest in their Rights?
this is an intersting statment, and I understand why you make it — but consider a few other things...
First, I am a former NRA member. I no longer support them, because they have a habit of endorsing candidates for political office who are NOT trustworthy on gun rights — Democrats. As we discovered in the last two weeks courtesy of Bart Stupak, there’s NO such thing as a “Pro-Life Democrat,” and just the same, there’s no such thing as a “Pro-Gun Democrat.” I won’t support and organization that doesn’t recognize that kind of treachery. I’m not alone, my Dad is the same, and I’ll wager MILLIONS of others are the same.
Second, there are other organizations that also stand up for gun rights, and in some cases are more astute and forceful in their stands — like Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) and Gun Owners of America (GOA).
Third, not every gun owning American is willing or able to join a gun rights group, for any number of reasons. That doesn’t mean they aren’t dead serious about their rights to possess firearms — we don’t ALL have to be activists, even though we support and vote for the cause.
Hope that makes some sense...
nasty
Bumping for manana.
Bookmark. Thanks for the info!
@bloomberg, STFU
You mean those same folks who just rammed healthcare up our ashes, in spite of the opposition from their own constituients. Far more people would be in favor of gun control that were in favor of what the 'rats just did.
They do not fear the next election. Not quite sure why, although passage of an Amnesty with instant voter registration might be an explanation.
The Progressives are on roll, at least *they* seem to think so.
Try to take away their guns?
But 5 million would be plenty. A million would be enough. A 100,000 "snipers" would get the job done too.
I, however, am a member of the NRA, TSRA, SAF/CCRKBA and other groups too.
Actually, they do have a "state Guard.
The Washington State Guard (WSG) traces it’s history back to 1855 when the Washington Territorial legislature enacted the first law creating the organized militia. After Washington became a state it created its state militia in 1890. The Washington State Militia served in the Philippines during the Spanish American War of 1898 – 1899. The Washington State Militia was exclusively under state control until 1903 when the Washington National Guard was formed and placed under both federal and state control.
During World War One the exclusively state controlled Washington State Guard was reborn. The Third Infantry Regiment consisting of 16 companies, a medical detachment, and a machine gun company was formed in principal cities throughout Washington. After WWI the WSG was disbanded.
On 01 November 1940, over a year before the U.S. entered World War Two, the Washington State Guard was again re-established with an Infantry Brigade and two Regiments. During WWII the WSG was used to guard vital installations and to patrol the coast lines. As an invasion of the U.S. mainland became less apparent, the role shifted to disaster assistance and civil defense. In 1947 the WSG was again disbanded.
On 19 May 1960 Governor Albert Rosellini once more re-established the Washington State Guard to augment the Washington National Guard as an additional internal security force for the State and to replace the Washington National Guard when the latter is inducted into active federal service. The WSG has been serving continuously since then supporting the Washington Military Department in a variety of missions and assignments.
My thinking was a civilian militia, like just a group of people
Ditto. Can’t stand the NRA, after having been a member for 18 years. That doesn’t mean that I’m not serious about gun rights. I know LOTS of people who are as pro-gun as they come but don’t belong to the NRA.
When the NRA gets serious about gun rights, its membership will rise.
You’re not serious about gun rights because you haven’t been paying attention. How many lawsuits does the NRA have to file before you do?
goa = AWOL
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