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Posted on 08/29/2013 9:10:39 AM PDT by Darren McCarty
FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23 executive actions that the Vice President recommended as part of the comprehensive gun violence reduction plan and the President unveiled on January 16, 2013.
Even as Congress fails to act on common-sense proposals, like expanding criminal background checks and making gun trafficking a federal crime, the President and Vice President remain committed to using all the tools in their power to make progress toward reducing gun violence.
Building on the 23 Executive Actions the President and Vice President Unveiled Last January
Last December, the President asked the Vice President to develop a series of recommendations to reduce gun violence. On January 16, 2013, they released these proposals, including 23 executive actions. With the first Senate confirmation of an ATF Director on July 31, 2013, the Administration has completed or made significant progress on 22 of the 23 executive actions. The new executive actions unveiled today build on this successful effort.
Closing a Loophole to Keep Some of the Most Dangerous Guns Out of the Wrong Hands
Current law places special restrictions on many of the most dangerous weapons, such as machine guns and short-barreled shotguns. These weapons must be registered, and in order to lawfully possess them, a prospective buyer must undergo a fingerprint-based background check. However, felons, domestic abusers, and others prohibited from having guns can easily evade the required background check and gain access to machine guns or other particularly dangerous weapons by registering the weapon to a trust or corporation. At present, when the weapon is registered to a trust or corporation, no background check is run. ATF reports that last year alone, it received more than 39,000 requests for transfers of these restricted firearms to trusts or corporations. Today, ATF is issuing a new proposed regulation to close this loophole. The proposed rule requires individuals associated with trusts or corporations that acquire these types of weapons to undergo background checks, just as these individuals would if the weapons were registered to them individually. By closing this loophole, the regulation will ensure that machine guns and other particularly dangerous weapons do not end up in the wrong hands.
Keeping Surplus Military Weapons Off Our Streets
When the United States provides military firearms to its allies, either as direct commercial sales or through the foreign military sales or military assistance programs, those firearms may not be imported back into the United States without U.S. government approval. Since 2005, the U.S. Government has authorized requests to reimport more than 250,000 of these firearms. Today, the Administration is announcing a new policy of denying requests to bring military-grade firearms back into the United States to private entities, with only a few exceptions such as for museums. This new policy will help keep military-grade firearms off our streets.
I don't complain when he's out golfing. When he's golfing, he isn't fubaring the country.
Yes, because obsolete military rifles are so commonly used in crimes...
What happens when the USG provides firearms to drug dealers and cartels? Can we buy them when they come back to the US which is inevitable?
These A-holes are having crack dreams!
None of the rifles this would impact are any more dangerous/deadly/scary than what's currently available in your local sporting goods stores.
What a jackwagon.
•When the United States provides military firearms to its allies, either as direct commercial sales or through the foreign military sales or military assistance programs, those firearms may not be imported back into the United States without U.S. government approval. Since 2005, the U.S. Government has authorized requests to reimport more than 250,000 of these firearms.
•Today, the Administration is announcing a new policy of denying requests to bring military-grade firearms back into the United States to private entities, with only a few exceptions such as for museums. This new policy will help keep military-grade firearms off our streets.
There was a batch of M1 carbines from Korea held up from being imported for a while. I wonder if they got in, or have been permanently stopped now?
I think they got in not long ago. I hope, anyway.
If these are the only other chinks in the legal armor, we might just be lucky. what a diktatoer
So now the language gets moved from Executive ORDERS to Executive ACTION? Nudge...nudge...nudge
I don’t believe the M1-Carbines and Garands from Korea were ever approved this last time around.
Does this executive order also restrict handguns?
Once again, laser focused on law abiding gun owners.
Someone in the administration needs to tell us how many crimes are committed with M1 Garands before they can shut down their importation.
Buying an SBR, full auto, sound suppressor, etc., without a gun trust, does NOT require a background check. It requires a sign off from your chief law enforcement officer which he is not required give, ever, to anyone. That is why people started using gun trusts in the first place. Regardless of background check those things are registered by serial number and I challenge anyone to provide proof that legally registered NFA weapons are used in any significant number of crimes.
Yet another phrase not found in the Constitution, just like “Executive Order”.
Current law places special restrictions on many of the most dangerous weapons, such as machine guns and short-barreled shotguns. These weapons must be registered, and in order to lawfully possess them, a prospective buyer must undergo a fingerprint-based background check. However, felons, domestic abusers, and others prohibited from having guns can easily evade the required background check and gain access to machine guns or other particularly dangerous weapons by registering the weapon to a trust or corporation. At present, when the weapon is registered to a trust or corporation, no background check is run. ATF reports that last year alone, it received more than 39,000 requests for transfers of these restricted firearms to trusts or corporations. Today, ATF is issuing a new proposed regulation to close this loophole. The proposed rule requires individuals associated with trusts or corporations that acquire these types of weapons to undergo background checks, just as these individuals would if the weapons were registered to them individually. By closing this loophole, the regulation will ensure that machine guns and other particularly dangerous weapons do not end up in the wrong hands.
Yes because M1 Garands and Carbines are used in so many crimes /sarcasm
This will cut down on all the people mowed down with foreign military rifles. you know that’s what all the brothers shoot each other with.
I didn’t think they made it back in.
That'll stop criminals dead in their tracks. Because no one would EVER want to fail to register their weapon before using it in a crime.
To say nothing of the fact that these days a “cheap” machine-gun will run you $10,000.
I think the Garands got approved eventually but not the Carbines - because they have an evil detachable magazine, no kidding. Hillary’s work.
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