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I am not a lawyer...
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I am a lawyer.
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Originally Posted by Daugherty16
...It could easily change the list of banned imports, or records retention from NICS checks, create a national registration program, magazine limits, etc...
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Nope, not if such matters aren't within the existing scope of the statutes or regulations. A President can not by executive order impose new limitations or restrictions or burdens outside or beyond those already imposed by statute.
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... as with the immigration EO directing ICE to stop enforcing sections of putative valid statutory provisions,...
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The doctrine of prosecutorial discretion is well entrenched in the law. It is a matter of allocating available law enforcement or prosecutorial resources.