I agree. I don't think Donald Trump Jr's pro-2nd Amendment influence is enough to overcome any political advantage POTUS can gain by signing off on further infringements. Unless, POTUS can forsee what this will cost him at the ballot box next year.

Get ready for it. The Dems are going to try to trade the gun bill for some (not all) of the wall...

Since they like dealing the many cuts, I would not be surprised to see them float universal background checks as a piece of barter on the wall table because, you know, "common sense." Most inside the beltway don't appreciate the pinnacle of individual liberty that is represented by ownership of private property, and the right to its disposition; whether in trade with another free person, in personal commerce, or gifting.

Background checks are pointless if they are not allowing/mandating reporting of high risk individuals - the school shooting in Florida is a prime example of why demanding background checks is disingenuous and just a power grab and a big step forward towards draconian laws.

So far, there does not appear to be any rush to buy rifles, pistols, mags, receivers, etc. Recent gun shows have been relatively subdued.

I would say that this is likely due to one of the following reasons:

1. People are trusting that the Repubs in the Senate and the POTUS (and eventually SCOTUS) will not allow such restrictive and Constitutionally prohibited legislation to be made law. I think this is a bad assumption, especially when they need bargaining chips with the House. I had to have a serious talk with my son about how restrictive the previous 1994 AWB was and how it changed the pricing and availability of firearms, and it had a sunset clause.

Or....

2. After years of stockpiling, particularly under the previous POTUS / gun salesman of the century, people are finally saturated with what they believe is a lifetime supply of firearms, accessories, and ammo. Maybe the gun safes are finally all full.

Or....

3. The majority of the American people want this sort of legislation passed.

It will be interesting to see how busy the SHOT Show is next week.

TR

The left will trade gun control for a fully funded border wall that stretches from pacific to gulf.
Then hold up funding in the courts indefinitely

I would expect a "soft" attack on 2nd Amendment rights. This will be in the standard mode of regulatory or policy changes by the various agencies and those private corporations that can circumvent the legislative and judicial processes.

Expectation:

1. Online ammunition sales end or are, at best, severely limited.

2. Limitation on financial transactions related to gun and gun accessory purchases

3. Information and advertising related to those positions and opinions that support the exercise of the 2nd Amendment.

This is consistent with prior administrations where rule by fiat or slow death of regulation occur without open, public debate.


But I'm an optimist

I expect DiFi’s idea will be field tested here in MD first.

http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/16/...-like-dickens/

Potentially. The legislative culture is correct but CA, NY and NJ are even more ridiculous.

A bumper sticker on 495... "Bring back Democracy, Elect more Democrats"

That's the mentality.

I hear anecdotally from a few small-shop FFLs that some firms are still taking the Opn CHOKE POINT view on processing online firearm transactions, even without the Guv extortion of "OK, don't play with us, it would be a shame if you got audited." So small shops are left with no way for the customer to pay using plastic for that nice custom job they want done, or the parts list of stuff they want the shop owner to order for 'em. I'm a cash guy but it is a royal PITA to the shop owner.

Just a few data points; but the mentality is still "out there" in the virtue-signalling portion of the financial sector.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-...ouse-bill/5103

NFA tax increases ($500.00) for buyers and sellers....

Rifle cartridge pistols brought into NFA.

Be aware there are low flyers in there that may not be noticed until it's too late.

BOHICA !

And dealer FFL fees ^ by factor of 5.

I think also that one of the collateral goals is to generate so many of these things that some of the partially obscured up-in-the-clouds stuff will skate by in the back & forth of bi-partisanship. The bill, like many, is really titled "The Attempt to Destroy the Firearms Industry & Create a Market Only for Those Who Can Afford a Ferrari 250GTB Act."

I'm channeling Claire Wolfe again - is it time?
:munchin

Badger, I agree.

What's going on is only the royals may have archers while the peasants can only own sticks.

Look at the manipulation on the price of machineguns. In another ten years only the less than 1% will be able to afford them. Especially the good ones.

There were other Bill's pushing the inflation rate for the NFA tax in 2013 to $3500.00. Maybe wont happen, but tax people from owning the weapons that are deemed most useful in defense and only the wealthy are most defended.

I think part of the reason the defense of any post 68 amnesty and or any waiver of the Hughes is to ensure the value of the portfolios of those involved stay stable via influence of lobby.

Make money and have the most powerful weapons possible that most others can not afford. Of course some have to be sold to make money, but 100 flemming Sears at around 40 each in 85 are now worth around 3.5million at 35k per sear. There was alot of that going on and the recent growth is increasing with the bunker down mentality of the elite*.

Now add all this to the ITAR fees added to the common gunsmiths and mfgs and a serious stanglehold is starting to appear on overall transactions. Also innovation...

Just sayin...pay attention to these Bill's. We may get sniped.

*Also nothing wrong with being successful. What you do with that power matters.

Echoing the speeches of Davos, seemed a bit of gloom and forced removal of leader changes. Soros basically called upon the audience to forcibly remove two world leaders. The elite are shifting from fix it, to buying bunkers.....not good things for us.

I just think these things are all related. The 2nd was created for the same reasons it's being incrementally taken now.

Every time a Democrat introduces a new infringement bill I am reminded to buy more guns and ammo. I may need a second job with this new socialist progressive democrat controlled Congress to keep making purchases....