Executive orders of '89 and '98

[natedog]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it the '89 Executive order that banned the importation of "non-sporting" weapons into the US that now requires us to have 10 US made parts on semi-automatic rifles, correct? What determines if an imported rifle is "non-sporting" or not? And Slick Willie's '98 Executive order banned the importation of "non-sporting" rifles that take magazines in excess of 10 rounds, correct? What would it take these motions repealed, another executive order? And excuse my ignorance, but how could these motions be enacted without a vote from Congress?

 

[Justin]

Yep, the '89 import ban, signed by Prez. Bush disallowed the importation of so-called 'non-sporting' guns. The requirements are pretty much the same as the one used for the '94 ban. As an interesting historical footnote, gun grabber groups and politicians in the early 1990's pointed out that foreign-made "assault weapons" were more heavily restricted than domestically made ones.

From there, it's just a short leap of logic to proposing that domestically produced firearms should be heavily regulated.

Ya know, it's for the children.

 

[natedog]

[Bitter laughter] Yeah, it's probably "for our own protection" too. [Bitter laughter]

 

[Telperion]

The best way to eliminate the import ban would be to repeal the "sporting purposes" clauses of the 1968 legislation -- get the BATF out of the business of judging what is sporting. It'd be a good next step, assuming the sunset of the AWB works out in our favor.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

There is NO 1989 executive order banning firearms...

Bowing to the pressure from Antis, Bush (41), in 1989, directed the ATF to review their criteria for determining if a firearm meets the "sporting" clause of the '68 GCA. ATF did a little study and then set new guidelines for making that determination.

So it is the 1968 Gun Control Act that bans the importation of "non-sporting" firearms.

If you are interested in how they did it, read Report and Recommendation on the Importability of Certain Semiautomatic Rifles .

 

[stevelyn]

What would it take to get these motions repealed-another executive order?

Exactly. Executive orders issued by one President can be recinded by another. The executive order issued by JFK effectively gutting the federal reserve and changing the U.S. currency from federal reserve notes to U.S. Treasury Notes was recinded by LBJ after JFK was whacked.
EOs are only in effect as long as the issuing or succeeding administrations allow them to stand. EO are a chicken$^!t way of doing business when they know the legislative route will fail.
If the current Bush or any president were true friends of gun owners and loyal to their oaths, they would and can recind these onerous, ineffective EOs issued by George "NWO" Bush and Billary.

 

[TekChef]

Anyone here share the idea that Executive Orders are HIGHLY unconstitutional?

The President is supposed to ENFORCE laws...not MAKE them.

 

[Sean Cloherty]

As I understand it, executive orders are for the executive branch only and should have no effect on anyone else.

In practice, they are used on the people who are citizens of the States to their detriment.

Highly unconstitutional, but convenient.

As one of Clinton's lickspittle servants noted -

"Stroke of the pen, law of the land. Cool!" Paul Begala (paraphrased.)