Reports Indicate Obama Administration Preparing New Gun Control Regulations

[Gunreference1]

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...l-regulations/

Steve

[imanaknut]

And we would expect anything less from the man who thinks he is the first king of the United States? Especially a lame-duck wannabee!

[recon]

So once again the Dicktator in charge is going to try to do things with out the Congress approval right? Gee what a surprise!

[alismith]

Maybe these new moves for gun control (the illegal way. although all of them are illegal) will, finally, light the fires of some Senators, or Congressmen, to start the ball rolling towards impeachment.

However, with his previous record of meeting no resistance for his unconstitutional moves, there is no precedent for him to be worried.

Something has to get the ball rolling against him.What that would be is anyone's guess...

[l921428x]

It was mentioned tonight on fox's Kelly Report, she said that they would be working through the
Ministry of Justice. Obama does have a Lynch to try out. Assholes.

[FunkyPertwee]

...new restrictions on high-powered pistols...

As for the definition of a “pistol,” the proposal for that change has apparently been in the works since 2005 and is just now coming to action. Its extremely murky trying to decipher the specific rule change being made, as once again the only text we have on that is from an obscure ATF circular from 2005. It is entirely possible that this might be an attempt to re-classify AR-15 pistols as something else entirely, so stay tuned.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...l-regulations/

According to their link to an ATF proposal in 2005:

Omitted from the proposed regulation
is the language: "any gun altered or
converted to resemble a pistol.’’

This language mirrors the statutory
provisions in 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(2) and
(4) that refer to weapons made from a
shotgun or rifle. The NFA adequately
reflects the Department’s consistent
position that a rifle or shotgun, altered
to function as a smaller, pistol-like
weapon, maintains its classification as a
rifle or shotgun and will not be
classified as a pistol. Therefore, the
addition of this language into the
proposed regulation is unnecessary.

Proposed omissions should not be
read as an intention to regulate a
narrower category of ‘‘any other weapons’’
than those previously
classified by ATF under the NFA and
implementing regulations.

If adopted as a final rule, the
proposed amendment to the definition
of ‘‘pistol’’ will be applied to previous
and future classifications of firearms
disguised to look like an item other than
a firearm. If a firearm previously
classified as a pistol is found to be an
‘‘any other weapon’’ pursuant to the
proposed definition, manufacturers,
current owners, and those persons who
wish to purchase such a weapon would
be subject to the restrictions and
regulations imposed by the NFA,
including background checks,
registration and making/transfer tax.

Looks like AR and AK pistols may become AOW's soon.