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thallub · June 18, 2012, 06:18 AM

Its very doubtful that any president would ban guns by executive order. The president need not do that. The BATFE has wide latitude under the the GCA 1968 to regulate guns that are deemed to have no "sporting purpose". Despite this glaring anti-gun "loophole" in the GCA 1968 our 2nd Amendment "supporters" in congress have no stomach for revising that law.

The first administration to ban the importation of a long gun under the "sporting purposes" clause of the GCA 1968 was headed by "the gunowners champion", Ronald Reagan. In 1984 the Reagan BATFE banned a South African shotgun from import. In 1986 the Reagan BATFE banned another semi-auto shotgun from import. BTW: After he left office, Reagan joined Carter, Ford and Clinton in shilling for the "assault weapons" ban.

June 18, 2012, 06:18 AM	#3
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	Its very doubtful that any president would ban guns by executive order. The president need not do that. The BATFE has wide latitude under the the GCA 1968 to regulate guns that are deemed to have no "sporting purpose". Despite this glaring anti-gun "loophole" in the GCA 1968 our 2nd Amendment "supporters" in congress have no stomach for revising that law. The first administration to ban the importation of a long gun under the "sporting purposes" clause of the GCA 1968 was headed by "the gunowners champion", Ronald Reagan. In 1984 the Reagan BATFE banned a South African shotgun from import. In 1986 the Reagan BATFE banned another semi-auto shotgun from import. BTW: After he left office, Reagan joined Carter, Ford and Clinton in shilling for the "assault weapons" ban. Last edited by thallub; June 18, 2012 at 08:00 AM.