General Discussion

Kingofalldems

(38,464 posts) Mon Jan 4, 2016, 07:50 PM Jan 2016

Obama unveils executive action aimed at reducing gun violence

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-unveil-new-gun-restrictions-slams-congress-for-inaction/2016/01/04/81d539e8-b2fb-11e5-a842-0feb51d1d124_story.html?tid=sm_tw

....The package, which Obama will announce Tuesday contains ten separate provisions, White House officials said.

Internet and gun show sellers would licensed and made to conduct background checks.

More federal funds for treating mental illness.

Firearms lost in transit between buyer and seller would have to be reported to authorities.

Look out---here they come!

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Obama unveils executive action aimed at reducing gun violence (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jan 2016 OP

Even though every word of this is reasonable and would be agreeable to most sane randys1 Jan 2016 #1

That's usually you SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #2

LOL, ahh, now is that nice? I admit, when I see white cops murdering Black kids I do act randys1 Jan 2016 #4

Is this legal? LittleBlue Jan 2016 #3

Yeah, the article even mentions some things may require Congress SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #6

CBS reported it slightly differently aikoaiko Jan 2016 #5

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Even though every word of this is reasonable and would be agreeable to most sane

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 07:55 PM

Jan 2016

folks, you know who will act as if the sky is falling.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

2. That's usually you

Reply to randys1 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 07:58 PM

Jan 2016

but I'm not sure who it would be in this case.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

4. LOL, ahh, now is that nice? I admit, when I see white cops murdering Black kids I do act

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 08:00 PM

Jan 2016

as if the sky is falling.

Silly me

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

3. Is this legal?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 07:58 PM

Jan 2016

Reading the article, it talks about creating 230 new federal employees and more funding for ballistics. How will they get the money without congress?

Maybe some DU lawyer can chime in here about the legality of doing this without congress. None of this might ever happen considering Obama is out of office in less than a year and the courts could delay enforcement until after the Supreme Court hears the case.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

6. Yeah, the article even mentions some things may require Congress

Reply to LittleBlue (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 08:22 PM

Jan 2016

I'm guessing this will be tied up in court until after President Obama leaves office.

And even if it's not, I don't see anything here that would have stopped any mass shootings, but maybe I'm missing something.

aikoaiko

(34,176 posts)

5. CBS reported it slightly differently

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 08:16 PM

Jan 2016

[IMG]

[/IMG]

There is a difference between dealers and sellers, but the difference has never been well-defined. Several of us on DU had speculated/hoped that there would be a clearer definition. Maybe its coming. The way CBS stated the EO is the existing law.

Reply to this discussion