2aguy
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An op/ed from Dr. John Lott and what obama has been up to to take away guns from normal gun owners...as he and his family sit behind dozens of heavily armed gunmen....
CPRC at Investor's Business Daily: "Will President Obama Regulate Guns Out Of Existence?" - Crime Prevention Research Center
When he was a state senator in Illinois, he supported a ban on the sale of handguns and all semi-automatic guns as well as a ban on selling guns within five miles of a school or a park. While the president obviously can’t just ban them, he can use regulations to make their lives more difficult.
For some dealers it may be a slow death of a thousand regulatory cuts.
Obama never does any serious cost-benefit analysis – he just points to possible benefits while ignoring any costs. We see this in his plans for expanded background checks on private transfers or his efforts to deny guns to the elderly who get help with their finances.
Obama is also using executive actions to place even more reporting requirements on the backs of Federal Firearms License dealers. His administration is finalizing a new rule. Obama claims, “We’re going to require firearms dealers to report more lost or stolen guns on a timely basis.” But this is false. Dealers already have to report lost or stolen guns within 48 hours.
Licensed dealers have previously satisfied the reporting requirements by typically submitting a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATF), but the Obama administration wants the dealer to submit a form that will provide the government with more information, generally duplicating what the government already knows. New reports are required when the gun is recovered. Rules are also being changed for reporting guns lost in transit, though there is no evidence that this has been a problem.
Obama doesn’t give licensed dealers credit for the remarkable job that they already do. Nor does it explain why this additional information is helpful.
CPRC at Investor's Business Daily: "Will President Obama Regulate Guns Out Of Existence?" - Crime Prevention Research Center
When he was a state senator in Illinois, he supported a ban on the sale of handguns and all semi-automatic guns as well as a ban on selling guns within five miles of a school or a park. While the president obviously can’t just ban them, he can use regulations to make their lives more difficult.
For some dealers it may be a slow death of a thousand regulatory cuts.
Obama never does any serious cost-benefit analysis – he just points to possible benefits while ignoring any costs. We see this in his plans for expanded background checks on private transfers or his efforts to deny guns to the elderly who get help with their finances.
Obama is also using executive actions to place even more reporting requirements on the backs of Federal Firearms License dealers. His administration is finalizing a new rule. Obama claims, “We’re going to require firearms dealers to report more lost or stolen guns on a timely basis.” But this is false. Dealers already have to report lost or stolen guns within 48 hours.
Licensed dealers have previously satisfied the reporting requirements by typically submitting a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATF), but the Obama administration wants the dealer to submit a form that will provide the government with more information, generally duplicating what the government already knows. New reports are required when the gun is recovered. Rules are also being changed for reporting guns lost in transit, though there is no evidence that this has been a problem.
Obama doesn’t give licensed dealers credit for the remarkable job that they already do. Nor does it explain why this additional information is helpful.
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