As I have previously noted, fears of impending firearms bans through executive order were highly unlikely, as that right was not granted to the executive branch, but to the Congress (not that they are any more trustworthy with our natural rights). While most firearms owners recognize a need to promote safety in society, support for fiat regulations and restrictions at the federal level is less than widespread, with more and more people understanding that criminals, by definition and nature, care not for the laws which intend to promote safety in society, where, apparently, a gunshot wound is a communicable disease to the likes of policymakers.
Here are a few of the worst of the executive orders Obama signed with the intention of promoting safety, while mostly discarding human nature and reality:
4. "Direct the attorney general to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks."Criminals don't apply for gun permits or background checks, so that "loophole" can not be plugged by any short-sighted regulation or policy.
14. "Issue a presidential memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence."Seriously, how is gun violence an issue even slightly relevant to the directive of the CDC? Is a gunshot wound a communicable disease?
16. "Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes."And under no circumstances should anyone be required to answer such irrelevant questions in situations where firearms is not relevant. Unless a person has been shot and seeking medical assistance, how is asking about guns in the home related to a person asking for treatment of the flu or other illness?
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