Clinton and the 2nd Amendment ?

[chasem5657]

Hi Lad's does anyone know what Clinton will do to the 2nd Amendment if she becomes president ? Will she Re-Instate the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ?

[POLICESTATE]

Hope you like muskets, because by the time she is done stacking SCOTUS and releasing executive orders on the subject that's about all you'll end up being able to have anymore.

[Brush Guard]

I just ordered another case of .50 cal lead round balls and 5 pounds of black powder. Just need to get 1,000 percussion caps.

And in case we can no longer buy the percussion caps, I’ll be working on my flintlock skills this weekend.
Stock up now….

[njineermike]

Hi Lad's does anyone know what Clinton will do to the 2nd Amendment if she becomes president ? Will she Re-Instate the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ?

She can't introduce law or vote on it if she's elected President, but you can bet your bottom dollar she'll agree to it, push for it, and sign it when it crosses her desk. And this time there won't be a sunset clause.

[tanks]

Hi Lad's does anyone know what Clinton will do to the 2nd Amendment if she becomes president ? Will she Re-Instate the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ?

Not directly. However, as more and more States implement restrictive gun laws her SCOTUS appointments will affirm those restrictions.

[Mitch]

Hi Lad's does anyone know what Clinton will do to the 2nd Amendment if she becomes president ? Will she Re-Instate the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ?

Are you aware of how Separation of Powers works?

Of course, the "Hi Lads" suggests you might not be a native American and so never went through the fifth grade here . . .

Not directly. However, as more and more States implement restrictive gun laws her SCOTUS appointments will affirm those restrictions.

Most states are moving in the other direction.

[alpha_romeo_XV]

Haven't you heard her slogan "stronger together"? No need for guns in Utopia. And her mouth has said there is no justification for "military style weapons" in the hands "of the people".

[003]

She is on record as indicating she will do everything in her power to limit the 2nd amendment. The specifics hardly matter. Pick and area involving guns, shooting, etc and she will do what she can to negatively impact it. One small example, her husband significantly increased FFL fees, and as a result, the number of FFL’s nationwide decreased. There are a great many things she can do to create problems for honest gun owners.

[AceGirlsHusband]

She can't do anything without a majority vote in the Houses of Congress. However, SHE can pack the Court who interprets law, and there lies the land mine that can destroy the 2nd Amendment as it has been interpreted for some 230 years.

[71MUSTY]

She has proposed, National Background checks, No fly list ban, 25% sales tax on all gun related products, and yes AWB.

Other posters are right President can't write laws, but she can push for them and if she has a majority in Congress...

Plus like Obama she can create a ton of executive orders to infringe and make life difficult.

And on top of that she will appoint Supreme Court Judges who view the Constitution as a living document in need of updating to reflect Progressive Policies.

[Mitch]

She can't do anything without a majority vote in the Houses of Congress. However, SHE can pack the Court who interprets law, and there lies the land mine that can destroy the 2nd Amendment as it has been interpreted for some 230 years.

Actually, the Second Amendment has been interpreted in our favor by the Supreme Court for only about eight years, and since then lower courts have felt free to mostly ignore the Heller decision.

Court decisions generally follow societal consensus anyway. It's a false hope to put your trust in the courts. What must happen before we can expect repeated court victories is for the general public at large to embrace gun rights.

But since that would require gun rights advocates and shooting enthusiasts to get out of their comfort zones and actually engage in a polite and informative manner others who have different political and religious beliefs, different ethnic backgrounds, different worldviews, I guess it will never happen.

[cjc16]

She'll do nothing good for gun owners.

[jeffyhog]

She said at the last debate that she respects the 2nd Ammendment.

Bull*****

[Fastattack]

Make no mistake, as the new Queen of USA she will do anything and everything she possibly can to make the 2A insignificant regardless of the makeup of the congress. She is the enemy. Republicans in congress are spineless.

[Brother_Hesekiel]

The one "real" danger is a SCOTUS interpreting the 2nd Amendment differently, more in tune with the militia than anything else. All other steps will just make life more difficult. As Californians, our main problem are the anti-2A Democrats in Sacramento.