A reasonable compromise?

[theGinsue]

I quit reading after the first paragraph because even that has FAIL written all over it.

A REASONABLE COMPROMISE?

As it seems that the current administration is determined to place rather extreme restrictions on firearm ownership in the immediate future, I recently posted about the Draconian and Byzantine nature of the New York gun control laws which apparently are being utilized as the template for new legislation. It seems rather asinine to attempt to force NYC gun laws on the residents of rural Kentucky, Arizona, and Alaska, yet that is what has been proposed . . . and there is a very real possibility President Obama may approve that proposal and even bypass Congressional oversight to sign it into law via Executive Order without fully considering the fact that any citizen who failed to comply in full with such a decree could have their Rights of citizenship stripped from them and face the threat of imprisonment. Never before in the history of our nation has the power of Executive Order been abused in such a punitive and ill-considered manner, and I truly hope that does not occur in this instance.

First, the red NON-Bold text: Whether our government wishes to treat them as such or not, an EO is NOT a law. Only the Legislative Branch (ie. Congress) can make laws.

Next, the bold text: To say that they've failed to consider the ramifications of such a decree, causing citizens to be stripped of their Rights is naive. They have absolutely considered the potential for those who fail to comply - and they're counting on it. Look at all of the realistically misdemeanor offenses that are now classified as felonies for proof of this intent. The ultimate goal is control and disarmament of the citizenry by any means possible. To demonized a citizen by permanently classifying them as felons they effectively neutralize them for life. Our "leaders" know precisely what they're doing.


As far as much of the remainder of the post, I quickly scanned it and I am not impressed. Licensing either firearms or firearms owners (FOID cards in IL is an example of this) is another means of both control and setting up a database to know who to target for confiscation & or imprisonment later. What's to stop the authorities from making unannounced visits to verify full compliance of the laws - under the auspices of "public safety" at any point in time? NOTHING! I you want the people to maintain any power over the government you need to maintain the anonymity of firearms owners.

The only compromise that should be occurring is the .gov stepping away from the Rights infringement they seem so hell-bent on performing.

ETA: It's not a compromise when only 1 side has something to lose.

ETA2:

I never got past "law by executive order". Uh, no... executive order is not and cannot be law. This retarded president and vice president think if they say something in executive order, it will apply to everyone. Short of directing employees within the executive branch, they mean NOTHING.

Glad I'm not the only one who caught that.