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floppyboo

(2,461 posts) Mon Jun 13, 2016, 11:09 AM Jun 2016

Can Obama use his Executive power to immediately ban high-powered rifles and big magazines? [View all]

Anyone have an answer or ideas on this? If it went to the Supreme Court, would the expiration of assault weapons law have anything to bear, or would it be further proof that a pre- existing law was approved?

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Can Obama use his Executive power to immediately ban high-powered rifles and big magazines? [View all] floppyboo Jun 2016 OP

sorry for edits - will change username to types faster than thinks floppyboo Jun 2016 #1

No. That would require legislation, I believe. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #2

The answer to the first question is no, he cannot TeddyR Jun 2016 #3

No. Executive orders only direct how the executive branch enforces a law. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #4

So, could states one-by-one act more immediately? floppyboo Jun 2016 #6

Yes, states could ban the sale right now. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #7

There has to be a federal law that applies universally frazzled Jun 2016 #8

It's not that easy. Out-of-state sales have to be shipped to an FFL in-state by federal law. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #9

The chance of an assault weapons ban TeddyR Jun 2016 #10

If France can pass it we can yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #11

To be clear TeddyR Jun 2016 #12

Federal law trumps state law. France law does work. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #13

Pretty sure the federal AWB was never challenged in court. These days jmg257 Jun 2016 #17

Oh, I agree that federal law trumps state law TeddyR Jun 2016 #18

Also, the law must written in ways to really it make it worth while... jmg257 Jun 2016 #19

Can you tell us why they would not? What are they thinking? jwirr Jun 2016 #15

Automatic weapons are already illegal under federal law TeddyR Jun 2016 #20

Thank you. I do not pay a lot of attention to this issue and jwirr Jun 2016 #21

No chance Southerncomfy Jun 2016 #5

Zero chance. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #14

I hope any state that figures they have a chance will follow Connecticut nt floppyboo Jun 2016 #16

Forget guns. How about restricting bullets? C_U_L8R Jun 2016 #22

I think there are (at least) two problems TeddyR Jun 2016 #23