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Well,\u00a0 as of this writing mid-Tuesday, so far he is talking glittering generalities – but PINO Joe is trotting out the Democrat’s favorite weapon on the armed populace, the Executive Order and to impose red flag laws and universal background checks with a wave of his pen.<\/p>\n
It aims to move the US “as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation”.<\/p>\n
Mr Biden will direct the US attorney general to clarify the statutory definition of who is “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms, to devise a plan that prevents firearms dealers whose licenses were revoked from continuing to sell, and to name and shame firearms dealers who are breaking the law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So he is trying to make what is already illegal – illegal. Great catch, Mr. President. The kicker in this one is the defining who is engaged in the business of selling firearms – any bets on that one? Selling more than one gun in a month, maybe? Since he can’t swing universl background checks the legislative way, is to do an end-run around Congress and just redefine what a dealer is (in Newspeak, I guess.)<\/p>\n
Kris Brown, president of the gun control non-profit Brady, wrote on Twitter: “While we still need urgent legislative action from Congress, [the president’s] announcement today gets us closer to universal background checks than any other President that has come before.”<\/p>\n
\n\nThe president’s directive includes a call for raising public awareness over safe firearm storage and over “red flag” laws, also known as extreme risk protection orders. Signed in 19 states and the District of Columbia, these laws allow individuals to petition a court to temporarily confiscate guns from people with potentially violent or harmful behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nLast month, the Justice Department sent out more than $200m to help states administer their red flag laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nReaction to the executive order was largely positive on Tuesday. The Everytown gun control coalition wrote it “would improve community safety, hold the gun industry and rogue gun dealers in our communities accountable, and save lives”, while the Moms Demand Action grassroots group added that it will “double down on the progress made” in last year’s bill.<\/p>\n