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Samrob

(4,298 posts)
Fri Jun 3, 2022, 06:25 AM Jun 2022

A proposal on assault weapons.

If the Congress fails to pass a ban on assault weapons then President Biden should issue and Executive Order on banning THE USE of assault weapons OUTSIDE A PERSON'S HOME. I see no Constitutional provision guaranteeing the right to use the weapons outside the home. Declare a national emergency on the use of assault weapons outside the home. Let the gun humpers in the House and Senate vote against it. Since the GOP is accusing Dems of politicizing the gun issue make it a real political issue.

ENOUGH!!!

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A proposal on assault weapons. (Original Post) Samrob Jun 2022 OP
that's not how executive order's work DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2022 #1
I am specifically talking about assault weapons, not other guns. nt Samrob Jun 2022 #2
It doesn't matter DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2022 #3
Biden can't do that. Get ready to do the hard work by electing Democrats and it will likely take Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #4

DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,924 posts)
1. that's not how executive order's work
Fri Jun 3, 2022, 06:50 AM
Jun 2022

Something like that would require legislation, and the current SCOTUS case that is set to be released in the upcoming weeks deals with the right to carry guns outside the home, and its likely they will rule that the 2A protects that right. And a declared national emergency wouldn't work either. The law is specific on what powers the President gets when an emergency is declared. Banning assault weapons outside the home isn't one of them.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,924 posts)
3. It doesn't matter
Fri Jun 3, 2022, 07:40 AM
Jun 2022

EO's and declaring a national emergency still isn't an option. Legislation through Congress is the only way.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
4. Biden can't do that. Get ready to do the hard work by electing Democrats and it will likely take
Fri Jun 3, 2022, 07:42 AM
Jun 2022

some time with a rogue SCOTUS to fix this and to fix Roe...priorities folks.

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