New A.G. on guns. Will he be good? Doubtful
For your consumption, mulling, and comment:
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/12/ttag-contributor/new-attorney-general-nominee-william-barrs-record-on-guns-revealed/
Reader John Dingell III writes:
Attorney General Sessions had a long record as a friend of firearms owners when he was a U.S. Senator from Alabama. His firearms record as Attorney General is less clear, but BATFE did not perpetrate any outrages beyond the bump stock ban under his supervision. The bump stock ban appears to be a direct instruction from President Trump.
President Trump said yesterday that he intends to nominate William Barr as Sessions? replacement. The choice has been greeted by applause from both Democrats and Republicans. Barr is a Bush 41 retread, having served as Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and finally as Attorney General. BATFE was under the Department of Treasury during Bush 41?s term and the Department of Justice had only limited authority over firearms.
Barr has said little about firearms or gun control during his career, but he is widely considered to be the author of PL 101-647, The Crime Control Act of 1990.
The Crime Control Act of 1990 had a number of firearms provisions. The Gun Free School Zone Act is the biggie, but probably the work of Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin ? not Barr. The GFSZA?s strange rules set the context for MGO v. AAPS, despite SCOTUS finding much of it unconstitutional in Lopez.
The ban on domestic assembly of semiautomatic rifles prohibited from importation is Barr?s big aggravation in The Crime Control Act of 1990. This was a follow on to Bush 41?s 1989 prohibition of ?unsporting? long arms importation. Other provisions:
? Increased prison sentences for SBRs, SBSs, and destructive devices to 10 years.
? Barred firearms transfers to non-residents of the USA
? Banned firearms in federal court facilities
? Cleaned up bad grammar in previous gun control statutes.
We could have a problem here. We might get some idea of his positions on firearms issues from his responses during his confirmation hearings. Stay tuned.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/12/ttag-contributor/new-attorney-general-nominee-william-barrs-record-on-guns-revealed/
Reader John Dingell III writes:
Attorney General Sessions had a long record as a friend of firearms owners when he was a U.S. Senator from Alabama. His firearms record as Attorney General is less clear, but BATFE did not perpetrate any outrages beyond the bump stock ban under his supervision. The bump stock ban appears to be a direct instruction from President Trump.
President Trump said yesterday that he intends to nominate William Barr as Sessions? replacement. The choice has been greeted by applause from both Democrats and Republicans. Barr is a Bush 41 retread, having served as Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and finally as Attorney General. BATFE was under the Department of Treasury during Bush 41?s term and the Department of Justice had only limited authority over firearms.
Barr has said little about firearms or gun control during his career, but he is widely considered to be the author of PL 101-647, The Crime Control Act of 1990.
The Crime Control Act of 1990 had a number of firearms provisions. The Gun Free School Zone Act is the biggie, but probably the work of Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin ? not Barr. The GFSZA?s strange rules set the context for MGO v. AAPS, despite SCOTUS finding much of it unconstitutional in Lopez.
The ban on domestic assembly of semiautomatic rifles prohibited from importation is Barr?s big aggravation in The Crime Control Act of 1990. This was a follow on to Bush 41?s 1989 prohibition of ?unsporting? long arms importation. Other provisions:
? Increased prison sentences for SBRs, SBSs, and destructive devices to 10 years.
? Barred firearms transfers to non-residents of the USA
? Banned firearms in federal court facilities
? Cleaned up bad grammar in previous gun control statutes.
We could have a problem here. We might get some idea of his positions on firearms issues from his responses during his confirmation hearings. Stay tuned.
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Bush 41 was no friend of the 2a.
Sessions was about as effective as a stump.
My hope is no "gun Legislature" comes up, I think the libtards will be too busy fighting Trumpy.0 -
Barr is only temporary, bridging the time gap for Trey Gowdy to arrive [;)]. Can you say White House Chief of Staff Barr [:)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Junkballer
Barr is only temporary, bridging the time gap for Trey Gowdy to arrive [;)]. Can you say White House Chief of Staff Barr [:)]
Gowdy, while he talks a good game is nothing more that a Min Pin, barks a lot and raises hell but there is no bite. Sure if you like to hear him parade around talking smack that is fine but other than that he does nothing, he is a cheerleader for a failing team. Besides that, he wants put and has publicly stated he will not accept any nomination.0 -
Time will tell... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
quote:Originally posted by Junkballer
Barr is only temporary, bridging the time gap for Trey Gowdy to arrive [;)]. Can you say White House Chief of Staff Barr [:)]
Gowdy, while he talks a good game is nothing more that a Min Pin, barks a lot and raises hell but there is no bite. Sure if you like to hear him parade around talking smack that is fine but other than that he does nothing, he is a cheerleader for a failing team. Besides that, he wants put and has publicly stated he will not accept any nomination.
Sadly, I agree with you. I really thought he had more bite than bark. [:(!]0
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