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Sorry if my OP was not clear I realize that in times of emergency the President has wide latitude to implement restrictions. I was really thinking of a more normal environment and not a time of significant national emergency. Also, I was not really referring to the actual banning of guns, but lesser restrictions like magazine capacity or carry restrictions. Basically if an order could be issued to simply execute a policy change that the Congress would not implement.
I suppose the general consensus seems to be that although unlikely a President could legally issue executive orders restricting the Second Amendment.
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