Details of New Executive Actions to be Announced Jan.5

[SuperNaut]

Is such an Executive Action as authoritative/binding as an Executive Order?

No. It is like a memo.

 

[JSH1]

Is such an Executive Action as authoritative/binding as an Executive Order?

No. An Executive Action is the equivalent of your boss sending you an email that says: I know you have a lot on your plate, focus on project X.

This latest one on guns told the ATF to focus more attention on catching dealers that operate without a license. It didn't change the law or regulations one bit.

 

[X-Rap]

I believe there will be some stings set up on various websites and gunshows with some arrests that will become very high profile and will have a chilling effect on the personal transactions of firearms by individuals, some of which are probably into illicit trade.
His intent is to shutdown the unregulated trade, if that comes from new law or excessive interpretation and enforcement of existing by ATF it doesn't matter to him.