NY Times: Obama Plans 19 Executive Orders on Gun Control

Newsmax ^ | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 04:04 AM | Hiram Reisner

[Olog-hai]

President Barack Obama plans this week to present 19 separate executive orders on gun control and will press for comprehensive legislation to expand gun-purchase background checks, lawmakers made privy to the president’s agenda said Monday, according to the New York Times.

The biggest congressional fight on gun control in early 20 years—which also includes efforts to ban assault weapons and high-capacity clips—could be launched as soon as Wednesday, the Times reports.

But considering the president’s expected inability to get acceptance for his plan through Congress, Obama will not shy away from using executive orders for restrictions he deems necessary, according to the Times.

Those actions are expected to include limits on guns imported from overseas, pressure on federal agencies to improve sharing of mental health records, and directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research on gun violence, according to lawmakers informed of the president’s plans, the Times reports. …

[Georgia Girl 2]

Edwin Meese just came out and said Obama could be impeached if he tries to enact gun control by EO. He does not have the legal authority to do it. That being said I believe he will try it.

[skinkinthegrass]

I move that we limit EOs to no more than seven per term, if it’s good
for ammunition, it should be good for the far more dangerous EOsdisagree, much less; maybe four...
per immediate review of the Chief Justice of USSC.

[ScottinVA]

The blowback will be intense. Maybe it will be a good thing if he tries to go too far.

Maybe so.... it might be healthy to gauge the level of resolve.

[DManA]

Tell ya what barry. We'll get right on this as soon as we rescue the American economy from immanent collapse from Federal out of control spending.

[Trod Upon]

In the Soviet Union they labeled just about any opponent to the regime mentally ill and sent them off for “treatment.”

[DManA]

Ya got that right. Including 1000 pages of pork for cronys.

[faithhopecharity]

he has no such authority

he knows he has no such authority

so, what’s he really trying to do?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Truth2012]

Yep- I notice the rhetoric from the Chris Matthews fans is that all Republicans are crazy- mentally ill. And the Republicans who hold office help them shape this opinion.

[aegiscg47]

"My guess is that these proposed LAWS will generate 10,000+ pages of poorly thought out regulations. Typical lib nonsense

Exactly. This is going to be a dog and pony show for the cameras and the 50.1% who voted for them to show he cares. In reality, nothing will pass Congress and any attempt to direct Federal agencies to start seizing guns would be a disaster.

[fortheDeclaration]

Doesn’t look like the Executive orders will mean much.

[fortheDeclaration]

Reince Prebuis

Only the GOP would keep a guy in charge who was crushed in the last election.

[trebb]

The real question of the day is whether it is a hard plan or if thy’re merely testing the waters to see what they think they can actually get away with. It would be ironic for them to blow their plan by trying to ram-rod too big a bite down our throats.

[fortheDeclaration]

Is anyone really shocked?

[familyop]

"The biggest congressional fight on gun control in early 20 years..."

There's no "biggest" "fight" necessary. Each and every member of Congress can very easily take naps during testimony and vote against each and every anti-Second-Amendment bill. Journalists should learn to type and spell, though.


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           diseases, but generally curable by mental treatment
           alone. Hysteric

[Amendment10]

Although I have not read the amendment myself, a related FR thread had reported that somebody in DC (Harry Reid?) had slipped a pro-gun rights amendment into the unread Obamacare bill, the amendment preventing the feds from making a gun and ammo registry.

Thank Goodness for Obamacare: Hidden Amendment Prevents Gun and Ammo Registry

So in stark contrast to the Court's clarification in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer that constitutionally undefined executive orders must be based on existing laws, it would appear that an Obama executive order to regulate guns would likely be in blatant violotion of Obamacare as well as the 2nd Amendment.

[DustyMoment]

And the Congress will not shy away from impeaching him nor the military from overthrowing him.

Say what!?? You HAVE been living IN the United States for the past 4 years, haven't you??

The Congress, so far, has been too afraid of The Won to EVER tell him No!! And, the military?? They're worn out from being too thinly stretched and repeatedly sent to one war zone after another.

You might want to remove your rose-colored glasses and take a long, hard look at the America of today. The rule of law is dead and the Constitution has been shredded. Otherwise, zero would be impeached on so many violations of the Constitution, his oath of office and straight out violations of the law that he would be UNDER the jail!!

[DarthVader]

Sorry to spoil your America is Doomed Rant but the Reset button has been pushed. BTW miserable people like you hope that it is so.

[what's up]

BTW even Harry Reid is strongly back peddling on a assault weapons

Reid won't pass it in Congress but now he doesn't need to since Obama is going the EO route.

[sarasota]

Please refer to GUESS WHO THIS IS??? on youtube. A real eye opener.