Next step? No guns allowed for right-wing 'extremists'

Bill empowers attorney general to forbid firearms for those 'suspected dangerous'

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Posted: May 09, 2009
12:10 am Eastern
By Drew Zahn


A new gun law being considered in Congress, if aligned with Department of Homeland Security memos labeling everyday Americans as potential "threats," could potentially deny firearms to pro-lifers, gun-rights advocates, tax protesters, animal rights activists, and a host of others – any already on the expansive DHS watch list for potential "extremism."
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., has sponsored H.R. 2159, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009, which permits the attorney general to deny transfer of a firearm to any "known or suspected dangerous terrorist." The bill requires only that the potential firearm transferee is "appropriately suspected" of preparing for a terrorist act and that the attorney general "has a reasonable belief" that the gun might be used in connection with terrorism.
Gun rights advocates, however, object to the bill's language, arguing that it enables the federal government to suspend a person's Second Amendment rights without any trial or legal proof and only upon suspicion of being "dangerous."
"[Rep. King] would deny citizens their civil liberties based on no due process," objected Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America. "A 'known terrorist?' Look, if the guy has committed an act of terrorism, we shouldn't have to worry about him being able to buy a gun; he should be in jail!"
Pratt further warned WND of the potential overlap of H.R. 2159 and a recent DHS memo that warned against potential violence from "right-wing extremists," such as those concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty.
"By those standards, I'm one of [DHS Secretary] Janet Napolitano's terrorists," Pratt said. "This bill would enable the attorney general to put all of the people who voted against Obama on no-gun lists, because according to the DHS, they're all potential terrorists. Actually, we could rename this bill the Janet Napolitano Frenzied Fantasy Implementation Act of 2009."

  You should read the complete article. All of the nay sayers keep telling us that "no one is after your guns". Well, there are people out there who are. Bloomberg, Mayor of NYC has been trying to ban guns for years. Obama and his cohort Holder are both well know anti-gunners. They  are just keeping a low profile for now. They have both stated publicly that they want to renew the "assault weapons" ban. Except true assault weapons are already controlled by the NFA34.
  The best thing all law abiding people should do is demand that Napolitano be fired or resign. The "no fly" list needs to be made available to the people on it with a explanation of why they are on it. Being a veteran or a tea party member is no reason. Have these a**holes in DC forgotten about little things like the Bill of Rights? Or what about the concept of innocent until proven guilty?
  All of these career politicians have amassed so much power that they think they can ignore the Constitution. We need to send a bunch of these conceited a**holes packing in November. And every two years vote out all of the incumbents in the Senate until we get rid of all of them, including Bahama Tommy. It's hard to believe that a Senator from Iowa could be such a hard line anti-gunner.
Get out and vote. It's your right as a citizen and your duty as a American. No incumbents.