Despite the historical inflation numbers and low ratingsPresident Joe Biden is increasing gun control.
On Monday he announced adopted a final rule banning so-called “ghost weapons” and used the opportunity to nominate Steve Dettelbach, an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for attorney general in Ohio, to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Unfortunately for Biden and Democrats, pushing radical policies that target law-abiding gun owners will hurt their prospects in the midterm elections.
Banning ‘ghost plots’ won’t stop crime
Gun control advocates and their media supporters have a modern target in their sights: “ghost guns.” White House announced their final rule:
This final rule prohibits the activity of producing the most affordable ghost guns, such as non-volume “buy-shoot” kits that users can purchase online or in a store without a background check and that can be easily assembled into a working firearm in as little as 30 minutes with equipment they have at home. This rule clarifies that these kits qualify as “firearms” under the Gun Control Act and that, therefore, commercial manufacturers of such kits must obtain a license and affix serial numbers to the frame or receiver of the kit, and commercial sellers of these kits must obtain a federal license and conduct background checks before sale – as is done with other commercially produced firearms.
What are these firearms and are they often used in crimes?
This is a politically charged term for non-serialized, custom-made weapons held for non-commercial purposes. Homemade firearms, even those built on 3D printers, are turning into bogeymen. However, these are not modern creatures. In fact, their origins date back over 500 years.
“But the most important lesson from history is that these private firearms have been around for centuries, basically since the first system was developed over 500 years ago,” firearms historian Ashley Hlebinsky he said last May by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.
“I know a lot of people here don’t necessarily like some of the technology that exists, but I really want to emphasize that innovation also means making firearms safer,” she said. in addition.
When it comes to the criminal operate of ghost weapons, Bearing Arms columnist Tom Knighton recorded just 325 homicides involving them since 2016 – a total of 0.36 per cent. He he wrote“What the White House and gun control advocates have overlooked is that despite the gloom and doom surrounding non-serialized firearms, they have only been used in 325 homicides since 2016. It’s just 0.36% percentage of all homicides. This is less than the average number of people who are accidentally killed with firearms per year.”
Yesterday, Republican senators introduced the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to oppose Biden’s executive order. CRA if passed“would prohibit the Department of Justice from implementing a new rule expanding the definition of firearms to crack down on ‘ghost gun’ kits.”
There is also hope that the Biden court will invalidate the “phantom gun” rule. Last December, a judge ruled Nevada’s ban unconstitutional ruled The law’s vague definition of “unfinished frame or body” would cause Polymer80 “significant economic loss” and violate the state constitution’s Due Process Clause.
We don’t need David Chipman-Lite at the ATF
The election of Steve Dettelbach to head the ATF should equally worry American gun owners.
Is this David Chipman 2.0? Given his past statements, support from gun control groups and questionable positions, he is not far from a failed candidate.
Stephen Gutowski from “Reload” discovered that Dettelbach is an election conspiracy, writing“The new ATF leadership candidate has long used heated rhetoric to question the integrity of the election.
Steve Dettelbach, who was recently nominated to lead the agency by President Joe Biden (R-Georgia), condemned Ohio’s election laws when he was the Democratic nominee for attorney general. He repeatedly described the Ohio election as “rigged” and accused his Republican opponent Dave Yost of “rigging.”
Like Chipman, Dettelbach supports limiting the legal possession of weapons By banning so-called “assault weapons” like AR-15s, implementing extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) without Fourth Amendment protections, and supporting universal background checks. He was too approved by the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety during his unsuccessful 2018 campaign for Ohio attorney general.
Gun control is now marginal
Despite the White House’s push to get guns, states are fighting back with their own antidote: constitutional carry legislation.
Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) did just that signed implementation of the law on the transfer of the Constitution of Georgia, declaring“SB 319 ensures that law-abiding Georgians – including our daughters and your family – can protect themselves without having to ask for permission from their state government.”
Kemp developed“The U.S. Constitution gives this right to us – not the government.”
As of this writing, the Peach State is the 25th state to enact a carry ban. And more states could join them.
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It is the last bastion of the gun control movement. And their leaders know it.
According to them, Biden has not disarmed us enough…shading Biden’s performance so far is rated D+.
Gun control is here now unpopular with the Americans – especially among modern minorities and women who own guns. And now the voters trust Republicans will support gun policy in Congress.
Bad news for Democrats in November.
