Obama memo: Gun control plans won't work unless the government seizes firearms

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

NRA uses Justice memo to accuse Obama on guns

WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is using a Justice Department memo it obtained to argue in ads that the Obama administration believes its gun control plans won't work unless the government seizes firearms and requires national gun registration...

The memo says requiring background checks for more gun purchases could help, but also could lead to more illicit weapons sales. It says banning assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines produced in the future but exempting those already owned by the public, as Obama has proposed, would have limited impact because people now own so many of those items.

It also says that even total elimination of assault weapons would have little overall effect on gun killings because assault weapons account for a limited proportion of those crimes.

The nine-page document says the success of universal background checks would depend in part on "requiring gun registration," and says gun buybacks would not be effective "unless massive and coupled with a ban."

Justice Department and White House officials declined to provide much information about the memo or answer questions about it on the record.

The memo has the look of a preliminary document and calls itself "a cursory summary" and assessment of gun curb initiatives. The administration has not release it officially.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20130223/US.Gun.Control.NRA.Ad/

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Biden has openly said the same thing that such measures won't really work. Yet he keeps pushing anyway...

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Biden has openly said the same thing that such measures won't really work. Yet he keeps pushing anyway...

First step.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

A journey begins with a single step.

Edited February 23, 2013 by The Patriot

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The NRA is paranoid. That is news?

[himher 634]

True.

Even as far back as 1774.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_Alarm

I wonder where all that stuff that is flying off the shelves is going?

A journey begins with a single step.

Edited February 24, 2013 by himher

[ready4ONE 5,400]

OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!

[himher 634]

Hand-wringing? LOL

OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!

[lostinblue 1,989]

The NRA is paranoid. That is news?

Federal government liberal media induced hysteria is what pumped up guns sales not the NRA!

[Caryh 5,206]

Federal government liberal media induced hysteria is what pumped up guns sales not the NRA!

Media and liberal hysteria has been more than matched by NRA hysteria. Calls of impeachment, arresting federal officials, armed revolution, how is that not whipping up hysteria. I've seen little common sense on either side if the gun debate.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Federal government liberal media induced hysteria is what pumped up guns sales not the NRA!

No, gun nut paranoia which the NRA rather than the government or the media feeds is what pumped up gun sales.

[himher 634]

Who really cares what pumped up gun sales?

Millions of fingers are in your face (not trigger fingers LOL) and the big question is what are the limpy libs going to do about it?

Answer: Nothing

No, gun nut paranoia which the NRA rather than the government or the media feeds is what pumped up gun sales.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Media and liberal hysteria has been more than matched by NRA hysteria. Calls of impeachment, arresting federal officials, armed revolution, how is that not whipping up hysteria. I've seen little common sense on either side if the gun debate.

The NRA said these things? I thought it was just Alex Jones.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

No, gun nut paranoia which the NRA rather than the government or the media feeds is what pumped up gun sales.

Or perhaps it was CA and NY that helped. They have the most far reaching laws. For instance Steinberg's SB374 practically calls any firearm an "assault weapon".

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I heard Charlton Heston say it.