Five Pro Gun moves by Trump...
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-Ending gun free zones on military bases (very limited practical effect; only like 1% of the nation serves, less than that at any given time on bases. Still a nice gesture, though I understand as a civilian it carries a number of "chain of command" type concerns as far as stepping on base commanders' authority --it's not like bases enjoy the same concept of states' rights as the rest of us, but a similar understanding has historically existed)
-National Concealed Carry Reciprocity (I personally think this is a poor use of our precious time & resources; we already have carry rights in the places that would not simply defy such a law & leave it up to the courts to decide, so we might as well challenge the current patchwork of reciprocity schemes and save some effort)
-Legalizing silencer (Hearing Protection Act; a very viable vehicle for progress even under Obama in my opinion. If Trump holds the reigns, I'd see it as a good 'core' for a broader package of gun rights bills, covering public land usage, short barrel rifles/shotguns/AOWs, NFA regulations like 41F, and even an amnesty period for machinegun registries)
-NICS background check reform (Bearing Arms is basically endorsing Trump's plan to make background checks 'more effective' by way of the mandatory inclusion of more invasive personal information from states, such as mental health dispositon. IIRC, Bob Owens has always been a bit soft on NICS checks, and I can't say I agree with him. I think returning funding to the prohibited persons rehabilitation program as well as working to more efficiently correct & prevent NICS false positives while statutorily mandating enforcement of actual violations are both far more pressing than the inclusion of only marginally-reliable* mental health info more rapidly.
-Allow importation of collectible historic firearms (let's be real, this is in practice more a nice to have than anything, since the market is currently so well served with our existing options. 500$ SVTs and Dragunovs would be awesome, but I wouldn't put the issue in Trump's "Top Five")
Here's my top five;
-Direct the Attorney General and (acting) ATF Director to interpret "sporting purposes" for GCA, 922r, and handgun bullet-disposition purposes as "all lawful recreational activities involving firearms." Encourage congress to revise the language in these laws to "lawful purposes." This single distinction opens up a huge number of our import bans on guns & ammo, completely neutralizes the LEOPTA armor-piercing ammo law that the ATF tried to ban M855 with, as well as 922r, with no congressional input necessary. A whole lot fewer things in the market will exist in legal limbo at that point (namely FMJ or solid small bore ammo and 'Tapco'ed' SKSs)
-Encourage congress to pursue the Hearing Protection Act, but bundle it with other NFA removals (besides machineguns & destructive devices for the time being), mandating performance goals for the NFA review process (a 7-30 day max review period along NICS lines would be a nice start), reducing reporting requirements for owners of NFA items (interstate travel, residential relocation; once you've paid tax it's none of the ATF's business where you go until it's time to transfer the weapon again)
-Encourage either the NRA, the GCA, or both, to coordinate with elements in the ATF to better settle technical/legal questions pertaining to NFA or other laws within a loose framework of desired outcomes (not arbitrary/capricious like machinegun shoelaces, not legally perilous like shouldered wrist braces, not physically ridiculous conclusions like "once a machinegun always a machinegun," etc), so sleazy groups like Bob Owens' friends at NFATCA aren't bending their ear with bright ideas like 41F. The ATF has a legitimately difficult job making workable policy out of the dumpster fire that is the NFA/GCA, but tortured interpretations meant to expand its enforcement footprint are not helping.
-Either sever ATF field enforcement operations from their management & put them under the direction of the FBI, or reassign them formally & direct the two agencies to collaborate so as to effect enforcement. The ATF are tax collectors, not The Untouchables, and it's high time the Bureau was rebuilt to reflect this reality. Make this part of a broader effort to de-militarize many other federal agencies like Education & Parks while we're at it.
-Encourage congress to pursue policies to normalize gun laws that effect the 'portable' aspects of gun ownership; that is to say, the laws that make us innocent or felons depending solely upon what patch of dirt we happen to be occupying at a given time without any prior notification. The laws that get us in trouble by making a wrong left turn at New Jersey, for instance. So this would be licensing (reciprocity), weapon configuration (assault weapons), ammunition (hollow points or AP), carriage (unloaded/lock box). Basically a beefed up version of the 86 FOPA, this time without Charlie Rangel's shenanigans (hopefully because he's been removed from office) that makes it more or less legally safe to go about your peaceful business across state lines without being a legal expert or jumping through a bunch of hoops.
TCB
*I refer to its ability at actually prediciting violent action by an individual. Rates of violence are higher for these folks, but I'd wager the rate for a prohibited felon pinging the system in an attempt to illegally obtain a weapon is a whole lot higher.
-Ending gun free zones on military bases (very limited practical effect; only like 1% of the nation serves, less than that at any given time on bases. Still a nice gesture, though I understand as a civilian it carries a number of "chain of command" type concerns as far as stepping on base commanders' authority --it's not like bases enjoy the same concept of states' rights as the rest of us, but a similar understanding has historically existed)
-National Concealed Carry Reciprocity (I personally think this is a poor use of our precious time & resources; we already have carry rights in the places that would not simply defy such a law & leave it up to the courts to decide, so we might as well challenge the current patchwork of reciprocity schemes and save some effort)
-Legalizing silencer (Hearing Protection Act; a very viable vehicle for progress even under Obama in my opinion. If Trump holds the reigns, I'd see it as a good 'core' for a broader package of gun rights bills, covering public land usage, short barrel rifles/shotguns/AOWs, NFA regulations like 41F, and even an amnesty period for machinegun registries)
-NICS background check reform (Bearing Arms is basically endorsing Trump's plan to make background checks 'more effective' by way of the mandatory inclusion of more invasive personal information from states, such as mental health dispositon. IIRC, Bob Owens has always been a bit soft on NICS checks, and I can't say I agree with him. I think returning funding to the prohibited persons rehabilitation program as well as working to more efficiently correct & prevent NICS false positives while statutorily mandating enforcement of actual violations are both far more pressing than the inclusion of only marginally-reliable* mental health info more rapidly.
-Allow importation of collectible historic firearms (let's be real, this is in practice more a nice to have than anything, since the market is currently so well served with our existing options. 500$ SVTs and Dragunovs would be awesome, but I wouldn't put the issue in Trump's "Top Five")
Here's my top five;
-Direct the Attorney General and (acting) ATF Director to interpret "sporting purposes" for GCA, 922r, and handgun bullet-disposition purposes as "all lawful recreational activities involving firearms." Encourage congress to revise the language in these laws to "lawful purposes." This single distinction opens up a huge number of our import bans on guns & ammo, completely neutralizes the LEOPTA armor-piercing ammo law that the ATF tried to ban M855 with, as well as 922r, with no congressional input necessary. A whole lot fewer things in the market will exist in legal limbo at that point (namely FMJ or solid small bore ammo and 'Tapco'ed' SKSs)
-Encourage congress to pursue the Hearing Protection Act, but bundle it with other NFA removals (besides machineguns & destructive devices for the time being), mandating performance goals for the NFA review process (a 7-30 day max review period along NICS lines would be a nice start), reducing reporting requirements for owners of NFA items (interstate travel, residential relocation; once you've paid tax it's none of the ATF's business where you go until it's time to transfer the weapon again)
-Encourage either the NRA, the GCA, or both, to coordinate with elements in the ATF to better settle technical/legal questions pertaining to NFA or other laws within a loose framework of desired outcomes (not arbitrary/capricious like machinegun shoelaces, not legally perilous like shouldered wrist braces, not physically ridiculous conclusions like "once a machinegun always a machinegun," etc), so sleazy groups like Bob Owens' friends at NFATCA aren't bending their ear with bright ideas like 41F. The ATF has a legitimately difficult job making workable policy out of the dumpster fire that is the NFA/GCA, but tortured interpretations meant to expand its enforcement footprint are not helping.
-Either sever ATF field enforcement operations from their management & put them under the direction of the FBI, or reassign them formally & direct the two agencies to collaborate so as to effect enforcement. The ATF are tax collectors, not The Untouchables, and it's high time the Bureau was rebuilt to reflect this reality. Make this part of a broader effort to de-militarize many other federal agencies like Education & Parks while we're at it.
-Encourage congress to pursue policies to normalize gun laws that effect the 'portable' aspects of gun ownership; that is to say, the laws that make us innocent or felons depending solely upon what patch of dirt we happen to be occupying at a given time without any prior notification. The laws that get us in trouble by making a wrong left turn at New Jersey, for instance. So this would be licensing (reciprocity), weapon configuration (assault weapons), ammunition (hollow points or AP), carriage (unloaded/lock box). Basically a beefed up version of the 86 FOPA, this time without Charlie Rangel's shenanigans (hopefully because he's been removed from office
) that makes it more or less legally safe to go about your peaceful business across state lines without being a legal expert or jumping through a bunch of hoops.TCB
*I refer to its ability at actually prediciting violent action by an individual. Rates of violence are higher for these folks, but I'd wager the rate for a prohibited felon pinging the system in an attempt to illegally obtain a weapon is a whole lot higher.
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