I think the far more likely course of action is a purely executive response.

Tightening of import restrictions to prevent cheaper import ammo like Fiochi,
Sellier & Belloit, Wolf, Silver Bear and restrict what types of firearms can be
imported. This can all be done (largely) without legislation by the various
executive positions and taps into the pre-existing choke point in expanding the
gun culture...being a huge surge in interest in gun ownership but a
corresponding inability to get affordable ammo and affordable semi-automatic
rifles. I have heard second hand claims that ammo availability and cost has
decreased range turn-out and match turn-out, especially in Production and Stock
Pistol classes that are the entry level of competitions. Another example of
this is the brief policy that came out where DoD was going to have to
shred/destroy once fired brass instead of selling it to remanufacturers and
brass companies. That quietly and quickly vanished when it was obvious folks
were getting bent out of shape about it.

Later we may see attempts at tightening of restrictions that will require
legislation. As the fastest growing sub-section of gun ownership, restricting
semi-autos is probably a poor idea...but congress and Holder may try it.

As long as the gun being taken away is a type you don't own...you can sacrifice
it on the alter of public good. Its a whole different matter when they are
telling you that YOU are the threat to public safety. Because ultimately it
isnt the gun that is the problem. Its YOU having the gun. You cant be trusted
not to shoot someone, or to store it properly or not to sell it to a criminal.

But as I said, import restrictions, administrative regulations making it harder
to be an FFL, deliberate fuck-fuck games in getting imported items out of their
port of arrival.


--- In guntotingliberals@yahoogroups.com, Eric Sowers <rochefort46@...> wrote:
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> I don't think he's even going to mess with the semi-autos. I notice
> that quite a few manufacturers are making AR's that are specifically
> designed for hunting medium-sized game, which is good because it
> defangs the argument that they have no sporting purpose.
>
> Obama wants a second term, and if he goes after guns he'll lose a huge
> block of votes from the center.
>
>
> On May 15, 2009, at 2:12 PM, dick21436 wrote:
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> >
> >
> > The US seems to have historically been a knee-jerk reactive society.
> > This is a grand opportunity for conservatives because conservatives
> > themselves are incapable of doing systems thinking. They cannot
> > understand, regardless their apparent intellect, that somehow things
> > are interconnected and interrelated. At the same time, this is the
> > condition of the public at large. At times this is intellectual
> > laziness, at other times it is the result of a flat earth mentality.
> > As a social psychologist, I rely on sociology as an assurance that
> > the proscription of guns at this late stage would simply leave the
> > well-meaning, mind-their-own-business kinds of folks at the mercy of
> > an enormous, dangerous and predatory element of our society. I spent
> > seven years at various positions in the Ill. Dept. of Corrections
> > and, believe me, we have some very dangerous people outside the
> > prison walls. The realization that prisons are where we house the
> > unsuccessful criminals, and that the rest are simply at large, is
> > quite discomforting. When I came to that realization I immediately
> > knew that the police are a thin blue line of defense, sometimes as
> > corrupt as the villains, and not always on time.
> >
> > I sincerely hope Obama's only target is assault weapons and their
> > ilk and not hunting weapons and handguns. But, I can only hope. He
> > does seem to be a reasonable fellow. Also, it appears that the
> > Supreme Court is painting the 2nd Amendment with a much broader and
> > more meaningful brush. Consequently, any attempt to curb gun rights
> > might be met with a denial of such legislation by the Court.
> >
> > Dick Hudson
> >
> >
> >
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