Br'er Gunny Rabbit and Br'er Barak Fox.

OBAMAS NEW GUN PROPOSALS

BR'ER GUNNY RABBIT AND  BR'ER BARAK  FOX

BETTER KNOW THE POLITICS OF YOUR DOCTOR

President Obama, with much drama and fanfare, unveiled his new proposals for controlling guns. At the same time he is proposing in other forums the releasing of many felons from jail.

  

His first proposal is that all sellers of firearms no matter how few guns they may sell, must be licensed as a dealers of firearms. YAH-HOO, this is welcome news to thousands of gun enthusiasts for over 20 years. When the gun control act of 1968 was passed, one of the sweeteners for the gun enthusiasts was that a license to sell would be available to anyone who was checked out by ATF.  Then in the hoop-la about guns in the 1990's, the Clinton administration decided it was prudent to limit the amount of gun dealers in the country.  So ATF added restrictions requiring commercial locations, zoning, and security which cut the number of dealers by 150,000 - nearly half of the number that existed before the legislation.  Before this, thousands of older retired people had part-time businesses buying and selling guns at gun shows, etc. - to many it was as much a social event as a business. This was all before the Internet. There have been attempts by many to get a license to sell and buy online, but these attempts have been rejected by ATF. As it now stands, if you sell a firearm to someone in another state it must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer in the state of the buyer; he or she must then undergo a background check before taking possession of the weapon. This can add an additional cost of $20.00 to $50.00, which is determined by the dealer. I predict that ATF will be deluged with applications for a license - which will allow anyone to have guns shipped by other dealers directly to them. Since they are licensed dealers, they will also be able to purchase guns at shows and dealers without a background check. I doubt that Obama and his administration, unless he has some other hidden agenda, is serious about this. He will need to hire more people to issue licenses than to do background checks. Background checks will plummet, as they will no longer be necessary for many people. Br'er gunny rabbit has been thrown by Br'er Barak fox into a wonderful briar patch.

As for doctors, psychiatrists, and other  medical people being able to put people on the no-buy list, this is very dangerous. Any attempt to limit peoples' constitutional rights without due process is the worst form of dictatorial overreach. This is especially problematic now that medical records are available to government official by provisions of the Affordable Care Act.  It is not a far stretch to believe that government officials can search medical records for anyone who has been treated for depression or anxiety or any other emotional problem as many people seek help with problems of divorce, death in a family, etc. Social Security and  the Veterans administration are already doing some of this...Big Brother is here now.

So now, to be prudent, we will need to never divulge any personal information to doctors or other health care workers and we may have to seek out doctors whose political affiliations and view points we are able to verify. Does anyone doubt that there exists some far left activist medical personnel, who may think the best plan would be to put everyone on this list?

How many people will now be reluctant to seek help with any emotional problems they may be experiencing?  Also if this is tolerated, what other rights can be restricted without due process?  This administration needs to place its aim on the real causes of gun violence...CRIMINALS.

see also: GUN CONTROL  VS  CRIMINAL CONTROL from Oct. 28