Historically, gun control is the tool of tyrants. A fearful populace is easy to control, but an armed populace is willing to stand up against big government tyranny. The Democrats know this, which is why they support gun control, and use arguments to fool people into believing their intent is simply for the safety of the public, and in support of the overall common good. However, in the United States, attempts to restrict gun ownership, or to rally support for gun control, has been unsuccessful, so the Obama administration is taking a different tact, going after ammunition. Without ammo, guns are useless.
Congress, now with both Houses under Republican control, would never approve such unconstitutional actions, so President Obama has chosen to bypass Congress. He is unconstitutionally modifying law with an executive order, using what he believes to be his executive power to impose upon Americans a kind of backdoor gun control.
In an attempt to go after some kinds of rifles, the Democrats have been labeling some firearms, like the AR-15, as being "assault weapons." The "AR" in AR-15, by the way, does not mean "Assault Rifle." It stands for ArmaLite, the company that originally developed the firearm. Military Veterans find the label of "Assault Rifle" to civilian guns to be absolutely ridiculous. The difference between most rifles being classified as an assault rifle, and hunting rifles, is normally simply cosmetics. Strip away all of the military looking attachments that make the AR-15 look scary to Democrats, and what you have is nothing more than a hunting rifle. A true assault rifle is not designated as such because of how it looks, but because of the fact that it is capable of being fully automatic. Since fully automatic firearms are, according to the powers that be, illegal, then that means technically there are no assault rifles available to the general public, and therefore calling rifles available to the public "assault weapons" is deceptive, and untrue.
In an attempt to go after some kinds of rifles, the Democrats have been labeling some firearms, like the AR-15, as being "assault weapons." The "AR" in AR-15, by the way, does not mean "Assault Rifle." It stands for ArmaLite, the company that originally developed the firearm. Military Veterans find the label of "Assault Rifle" to civilian guns to be absolutely ridiculous. The difference between most rifles being classified as an assault rifle, and hunting rifles, is normally simply cosmetics. Strip away all of the military looking attachments that make the AR-15 look scary to Democrats, and what you have is nothing more than a hunting rifle. A true assault rifle is not designated as such because of how it looks, but because of the fact that it is capable of being fully automatic. Since fully automatic firearms are, according to the powers that be, illegal, then that means technically there are no assault rifles available to the general public, and therefore calling rifles available to the public "assault weapons" is deceptive, and untrue.
However, the truth means nothing to the hard left, so they are moving forward with their attempt to take our guns from us.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently proposed banning the manufacture, sale or importation of M855 ammunition, commonly used in the AR-15 and other general-purpose rifles. It has also recently been used in several kinds of handguns. President Obama, taking the lead of the ATF, an agency that falls within the Executive Branch, is trying to justify the proposal by arguing that the M855 ball, the most widely used .233-caliber round, is “armor-piercing” and cannot be used in handguns, per the Gun Control Act of 1968 amended by Congress in 1986. He is also claiming that the ammunition in the AR-15 and similar rifles puts the lives of police officers at risk.
Obama's claim, just like the use of the label "assault rifle," or "assault weapon," is deceptive, and untrue. Not only is the rounds used by the AR-15 not “armor-piercing,” but it has long been categorized as sporting ammunition. The executive order that Obama is threatening is not based on reality, but on the liberal left progressive agenda to disarm the American public, even if they have to do it one caliber at a time.
Obama's claim, just like the use of the label "assault rifle," or "assault weapon," is deceptive, and untrue. Not only is the rounds used by the AR-15 not “armor-piercing,” but it has long been categorized as sporting ammunition. The executive order that Obama is threatening is not based on reality, but on the liberal left progressive agenda to disarm the American public, even if they have to do it one caliber at a time.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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