More gun control by executive action
The Justice Department plans to move forward this year with more than a dozen new gun-related regulations, according to list of rules the agency has proposed to enact before the end of the Obama administration.
The regulations range from new restrictions on high-powered pistols to gun storage requirements. Chief among them is a renewed effort to keep guns out of the hands of people who are mentally unstable or have been convicted of domestic abuse.
Misdemeanor domestic violence? You’re banned from owning a gun.
June 1st, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Mentally unstable = ever been to a therapist.
Had a rough year and need to talk through some things? Prohibited person.
Couples counseling? Prohibited person.
Mom sent you to someone to deal with your parents getting a divorce? Prohibited person.
June 1st, 2015 at 8:56 pm
worth consulting the DOJ’s definition here: http://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence
this includes:
“Undermining an individual’s sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem is abusive.”
“withholding one’s access to money”
“causing fear by intimidation; threatening physical harm to self”
note that alleged threats trigger misdemeanor charges.
June 1st, 2015 at 8:58 pm
Wizardpc, ever been to a bar? Then it’s double whammy. Talk to the bartender about your problems while partaking in a controlled substance.
June 1st, 2015 at 9:49 pm
So what’s a high-powered pistol? Anything that starts with a 4? Anything bigger than a .380? Anything that’s center fire?
Anything that starts with a 4 unless it has a bayonet lug?
June 1st, 2015 at 10:28 pm
I’ve been unable to find a list of these new regs, so wondering exactly what they are.
June 1st, 2015 at 11:36 pm
To add to wizardpc’s list:
Pissed-off live-in knows how to hurt you ’cause she’s been taught by gov/media/antis (double redundant) that all it takes is a verbal claim.
Charges dropped or nolle prossed? It will still fuck you up and takes months and money to get your rights and your CWP/CCW back.
June 1st, 2015 at 11:48 pm
Misdemeanor domestic violence is already covered by the Lautenberg Amendment, isn’t it?
June 2nd, 2015 at 5:40 am
I want to see what the ‘new’ storage requirements are… That could be scary…
June 2nd, 2015 at 7:02 am
High powered pistol = AR Pistol. So, thanks to all those folks that posted their pistol vs rifle memes over the last two years.
June 2nd, 2015 at 10:09 am
As long as it is illegal for any person to own a firearm, it will eventually be illegal for everyone.
June 2nd, 2015 at 11:14 am
Right, Jody.
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” ― John F. Kennedy
June 2nd, 2015 at 11:18 am
Wasn’t storage requirements declared unconstitutional in Heller?
June 2nd, 2015 at 11:19 am
As I suspected over 30 years ago that any doctor/ psych visit could lose gun rights.
June 2nd, 2015 at 11:56 am
Gee, nothing will destigmatize seeking mental health quite like the feds wanting to make anyone who sees a shrink into a literal second class citizen.
June 2nd, 2015 at 1:45 pm
ONLY YOUR ENEMY WANTS YOU DISARMED
June 2nd, 2015 at 1:50 pm
“Misdemeanor domestic violence? You’re banned from owning a gun.”
Yeah, what happened to the Lautenberg thingy? A lot of cops and politicians were in violation of it, but maybe they just redefined the parameters. Or did they just stop talking about it?
Whatever. Progressive Republicans and Democrats will be Progressive Republicans and Democrats, until such time as they are stopped. What else is there to discuss regarding politics, really?
June 2nd, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Lyle, they always EXEMPT themselves from gun control laws, rules and regs, etc., so cops, feds and politicians get a pass and that in flagrant, in-your-face VIOLATION of “the equal protection of the laws”! Hey, isn’t that what criminals do?
June 2nd, 2015 at 3:18 pm
Regulations without a basis in statute won’t stand a challenge, is the important thing to remember.
June 3rd, 2015 at 10:18 pm
Sigivald, as to regulations *with or without* a basis in statute, I would reiterate my cautionary note above:
“Charges dropped or nolle prossed? It will still fuck you up and take months and money to get your rights and your CWP/CCW back”
That’s how gov works; regulation by intimidation.