{"id":59577,"date":"2021-04-09T07:53:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=59577"},"modified":"2021-04-09T07:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T11:54:19","slug":"biden-just-declared-war-on-millions-of-law-abiding-gun-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=59577","title":{"rendered":"Biden Just Declared &#8216;War&#8217; On Millions Of Law-Abiding Gun Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/whitehouse-confirms-biden-looking-to-get-the-job-done-with-executive-orders-on-gun-measures\/\">promised to do it and he has finally delivered<\/a>. Today, the cognitively declining President of the United States signed a number of Executive Orders allegedly designed to \u201ccurb gun violence\u201d but actually designed to destroy the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights.<\/p>\n<p>In the process,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.com\/bidens-executive-orders-gun-owners-felons\/\">as Robert Wheeler writes at The Organic Prepper,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Biden has turned many Americans into felons with a stroke of his pen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/puppetcontrol_1.jpg?itok=uibmP9Nx\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/puppetcontrol_1.jpg?itok=uibmP9Nx\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/puppetcontrol_1.jpg?itok=uibmP9Nx\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"4519b6f5-9c15-4650-bd4c-5fe387cbbf8d\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details are still emerging as to just what the Executive Orders will mean for gun rights but we are aware of some of the ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/04\/07\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-initial-actions-to-address-the-gun-violence-public-health-epidemic\/\">6 Executive Orders related to guns<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1.) Tightening regulations on \u201cghost guns.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ghost guns are of course the labels liberals use to describe homemade firearms (because \u201cwe will win by slogans\u201d) that are generally put together from parts assembled and drilled with machine tools. As a result, they often do not have serial numbers so it is harder for the government to be able to trace them. It is legal to build a gun in a home or workshop and there is no federal requirement for a background check. But Biden aims to stop this, saying his administration will \u201crein in the proliferation of so-called \u2018ghost guns.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are guns that are\u00a0homemade.\u00a0Built from a kit that include\u00a0directions on how to finish the\u00a0firearm.\u00a0You can go buy the kit.\u00a0They have no serial numbers.\u00a0So, when they show up at a crime\u00a0scene they can\u2019t be traced.\u00a0And the buyers aren\u2019t required\u00a0to pass the background check to\u00a0buy the kit.\u00a0To make the gun.\u00a0Consequently, anyone from a\u00a0criminal to a terrorist can buy\u00a0this kit for as little as 30\u00a0minutes, put together a weapon,\u201d Biden explained.<\/p>\n<p>Biden wants these guns treated as firearms under the Gun Control Act. He argues that, under the act, key parts of gun-making kits would be required to have numbers for traceability and would also require background checks for people purchasing the kits.<\/p>\n<p>The White House stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are experiencing a growing problem: criminals are buying kits containing nearly all of the components and directions for finishing a firearm within as little as 30 minutes and using these firearms to commit crimes. When these firearms turn up at crime scenes, they often cannot be traced by law enforcement due to the lack of a serial number. The Justice Department will issue a proposed rule to help stop the proliferation of these firearms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>2.)\u00a0Measure the \u201cproblem of gun violence\u201d in a \u201cdata driven way.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Justice Department will issue an annual report on firearms trafficking. According to the official White House statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In 2000, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) issued a report summarizing information regarding its investigations into firearms trafficking, which is one way firearms are diverted into the illegal market where they can easily end up in the hands of dangerous individuals. Since the report\u2019s publication, states, local, and federal policymakers have relied on its data to better thwart the common channels of firearms trafficking. But there is good reason to believe that firearms trafficking channels have changed since 2000, for example due to the emergence of online sales and proliferation of \u201cghost guns.\u201d The Justice Department will issue a new, comprehensive report on firearms trafficking and annual updates necessary to give policymakers the information they need to help address firearms trafficking today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>3.) The Justice Department, within 60 days,\u00a0<strong>will issue a proposed rule to make clear when a device marketed as a stabilizing brace effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>The alleged shooter in the Boulder tragedy last month appears to have used a pistol with an arm brace, which can make a firearm more stable and accurate while still being concealable,\u201d the White House says.<\/p>\n<h3>4.)\u00a0<strong>The Justice Department, within 60 days, will publish model \u201cred flag\u201d legislation for states.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>From the White House:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Red flag laws\u00a0<strong>allow family members or law enforcement to petition for a court order temporarily barring people in crisis from accessing firearms<\/strong>\u00a0if they present a danger to themselves or others. The President urges Congress to pass an appropriate national \u201cred flag\u201d law, as well as legislation\u00a0<strong>incentivizing states to pass \u201cred flag\u201d laws of their own.<\/strong>\u00a0In the interim, the Justice Department\u2019s published model legislation will make it easier for states that want to adopt red flag laws to do so.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>5.)\u00a0<strong>The Administration is investing in evidence-based community violence interventions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Community violence interventions are proven strategies for reducing gun violence in urban communities through tools other than incarceration. Because cities across the country are experiencing a historic spike in homicides, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking a number of steps to prioritize investment in community violence interventions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The American Jobs Plan proposes a $5 billion investment over eight years to support community violence intervention programs. A key part of community violence intervention strategies is to help connect individuals to job training and job opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is organizing a webinar and toolkit to educate states on how they can use Medicaid to reimburse certain community violence intervention programs, like Hospital-Based Violence Interventions.<\/li>\n<li>Five federal agencies are making changes to 26 different programs to direct vital support to community violence intervention programs as quickly as possible. These changes mean we can start increasing investments in community violence interventions as we wait on Congress to appropriate additional funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6.)\u00a0<strong>The President will nominate David Chipman to serve as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>According to the White House:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>ATF is the key agency enforcing our gun laws, and it needs a confirmed director in order to do the job to the best of its ability. But ATF has not had a confirmed director since 2015. Chipman served at ATF for 25 years and now works to advance commonsense gun safety laws.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It should be noted that Chipman served an important role in the coverup of the Oklahoma City Bombing and the First World Trade Center bombing and is now serving an even more important role in the war against American citizens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2021\/04\/biden-declares-war-millions-law-abiding-gun-owners\/\">As Ben Unruh reports<\/a>, Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Nobody from the Biden administration has reached out to us or any other rights organization to my knowledge, which certainly clarifies Biden\u2019s approach to firearms regulation,&#8221; adding that\u00a0<strong>\u201che came into office talking about unity, but he just declared war on tens of millions of law-abiding gun owners who have committed no crimes.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) summed things up succinctly in a social media statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cPresident Biden wants to let violent criminals go free but take guns from law-abiding citizens,\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-administration-announces-plans-to-curb-ghost-guns-push-red-flag-legislation_3767395.html\">As The Epoch Times&#8217; Zachary Stieber detailed earlier,<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s administration is taking action to\u00a0<strong>stop the proliferation of so-called ghost\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-guns\">guns<\/a>\u00a0and push states to adopt \u201cred flag\u201d legislation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;Enough, enough, enough,&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Biden, a Democrat, said in a Rose Garden event before announcing the orders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also claimed that the orders he&#8217;ll sign won&#8217;t impact Americans&#8217; rights to own guns under the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1380200122663976960&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fbiden-admin-announces-plans-curb-ghost-guns-push-red-flag-legislation&amp;sessionId=e1936f61de57f1b4a55beed340326a6c487350d8&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1ead0c7%3A1617660954974&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1380200122663976960\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Biden is directing the Department of Justice to, within 30 days, issue a\u00a0<strong>proposed rule aimed at curbing the spread of so-called ghost guns, or guns that are made from build-it-yourself kits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The department will also in the next two months issue a proposed rule declaring a stabilizing brace that turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle and\u00a0<strong>publish model \u201cred flag\u201d legislation for states.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Red flag laws let family members or law enforcement ask a court to bar people from owning guns if the people allegedly present a danger to themselves or others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/biden-in-audiotorium-700x420.jpg?itok=-PFfhSbd\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/biden-in-audiotorium-700x420.jpg?itok=-PFfhSbd\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/biden-in-audiotorium-700x420.jpg?itok=-PFfhSbd\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"91e72579-2c74-46e6-bd04-fe22368d296b\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three other actions announced by the administration are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>investment in \u201ccommunity violence interventions\u201d that is meant to curb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/murder-rate-jumps-in-us-in-2020-especially-in-cities_3751717.html\">the spike in murders and shootings seen last year<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>starting the issuance of an annual report on firearms trafficking;<\/li>\n<li>and the nomination of David Chipman, a former adviser to the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety and a current adviser at Giffords, an organization that says it works to stop gun violence, as the director of the\u00a0Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). The ATF is a federal agency that aims to prevent the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, among other efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The new announcements mark the first wave of executive action on guns that the White House had vowed to take\u00a0following recent mass shootings in Boulder, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/harnik-1200x800.jpg?itok=tnVLmj30\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/harnik-1200x800.jpg?itok=tnVLmj30\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/harnik-1200x800.jpg?itok=tnVLmj30\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"d6242145-e8aa-4824-922f-4a6dfc4bcae4\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Giffords Law Center Senior Policy Advisor David Chipman speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 25, 2019. (Andrew Harnik\/AP Photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biden is still urging Congress to pass legislation to reduce gun violence, the administration said, but he and other officials \u201cwill not wait for Congress to act to take its own steps\u2014fully within the Administration\u2019s authority and the Second Amendment\u2014to save lives.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1380200385734934534&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fbiden-admin-announces-plans-curb-ghost-guns-push-red-flag-legislation&amp;sessionId=e1936f61de57f1b4a55beed340326a6c487350d8&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1ead0c7%3A1617660954974&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1380200385734934534\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Biden told a press conference after the Boulder shooting last month that Congress should ban so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, referring to a bill he helped pass as a senator in 1994 that did just that for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Department of Justice-funded study found the results of that ban, which expired in 2004, \u201cmixed.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>A RAND Corporation review of gun restriction policies said\u00a0there is \u201cinconclusive evidence for the effect of assault weapon bans on mass shootings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/boulder-outside-1200x730.jpg?itok=iSBgwJvR\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/boulder-outside-1200x730.jpg?itok=iSBgwJvR\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/boulder-outside-1200x730.jpg?itok=iSBgwJvR\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"304\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"973bc978-b1df-48e9-b875-45dd0f4e4ada\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A makeshift fence stands around the parking lot outside a King Soopers grocery store where a mass shooting took place a day earlier in Boulder, Colo., on March 23, 2021. (David Zalubowski\/AP Photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Democrats quickly praised the Biden administration\u2019s actions on guns, including the planned nomination of Chipman.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is the most significant executive action on gun violence in a generation. These actions set a model of courage &amp; strength that Congress must now match,\u201d Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe action on ghost guns will protect against untraceable, homemade weapons that no law abiding gun owner would want,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, also cheered the actions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cEach of these executive actions will start to address the epidemic of gun violence that has raged throughout the pandemic, and begin to make good on President Biden\u2019s promise to be the strongest gun safety president in history,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Everytown President John Feinblatt said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/man-handles-gun-1200x800.jpg?itok=9ca37jWm\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/man-handles-gun-1200x800.jpg?itok=9ca37jWm\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/man-handles-gun-1200x800.jpg?itok=9ca37jWm\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"170996d4-9bad-49f3-aedd-a5b76f12fc72\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Lateif Dickerson handles some of his rifles at his gun instruction headquarters in Jersey City, N.J., on March 25, 2021. (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biden has struggled to find traction for gun restriction proposals in Congress, especially in the 50\u201350 Senate, where Democrats maintain a slim majority only by virtue of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s tiebreaking vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/nyc-shooting-scene-1200x800.jpg?itok=UC_o9sUn\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/nyc-shooting-scene-1200x800.jpg?itok=UC_o9sUn\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/nyc-shooting-scene-1200x800.jpg?itok=UC_o9sUn\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"661897c0-f4c5-44a1-b7fd-28469e4bea59\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Police gather at the scene of an afternoon shooting along Ludlow Street in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, amid a continued rise in shootings in the city, on March 30, 2021. (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>During the pandemic,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/fbi-gun-background-checks-soar-record-high-iin-march-amid-gun-control-push\">gun sales have\u00a0soared to record-highs<\/a>\u00a0as Americans sought to protect themselves against rising crime and dramatically altered conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-04-02.png?itok=SBWfSOK8\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c69c7f0e-17b2-4832-988a-50450b77233d\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Chart: ZeroHedge<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christopher Herrmann, an assistant professor at the City University of New York\u2019s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told The Epoch Times last month that some new laws or regulations, such as red flag laws, could help decrease the number of shootings and murders in the future.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Lisa Dadio, director of The Center for Advanced Policing at the University of New Haven, said those\u00a0<strong>would not help because most people committing the crimes are not getting their guns legally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1380204482458435592&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fbiden-admin-announces-plans-curb-ghost-guns-push-red-flag-legislation&amp;sessionId=e1936f61de57f1b4a55beed340326a6c487350d8&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1ead0c7%3A1617660954974&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1380204482458435592\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Republicans and groups who say they fight to protect Second Amendment rights said they opposed what the Biden administration is doing.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cPresident Biden wants to let violent criminals go free but take guns from law-abiding citizens,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a social media statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gun Owners of America Senior Vice President Erich Pratt said the group \u201cis wholeheartedly opposed to the unconstitutional gun control threatened today by President Biden\u2014restrictions such as the attacks on homemade and brace equipped firearms and so-called \u2018Red Flag\u2019 Gun Confiscation Orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cJoe Biden knows he cannot beat gun owners in Congress. Instead, he\u2019s circumventing the legislative process to impose his own tyrannical vision by executive fiat,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The federal government will face trouble enforcing rules deemed inconsistent with laws in Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, this week\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/arizona-governor-signs-bill-to-defy-any-new-federal-gun-control-laws_3766323.html\">signed a bill<\/a>\u00a0that prohibits law enforcement from enforcing any laws or rules from the U.S.\u00a0government \u201cthat is inconsistent with any Arizona law regarding the regulation of firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/biden-admin-announces-plans-curb-ghost-guns-push-red-flag-legislation\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/biden-admin-announces-plans-curb-ghost-guns-push-red-flag-legislation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59577\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}