{"id":90811,"date":"2023-03-15T12:13:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=90811"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:13:21","slug":"90811","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=90811","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/2nd-amendment\/2023\/03\/15\/thomas-massie-biden-pushing-gun-controls-that-have-already-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Massie: Biden Pushing Gun Controls That Have Already Failed<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) responded to President Biden\u2019s Tuesday executive order on background checks by noting the president is pushing gun controls that have already failed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Breitbart News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/03\/14\/joe-biden-goes-around-congress-directs-ag-garland-to-pursue-universal-background-checks\/\">reported<\/a> Biden bypassed Congress with his executive actions, directing Attorney General Merrick Garland to move the country as close to a universal background check system as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><strong>Congress has not passed universal background checks, and one of the reasons for that is because a gun registry is necessary in order for universal background checks to work.\u00a0 On April 28, 2021, the National Shooting Sports Foundation\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/universal-background-checks-are-unenforceable-without-a-national-firearm-registry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">noted<\/a>, \u201cThe glaring problem with universal background checks is they are unenforceable without a mandatory national firearm registry.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Biden\u2019s executive order also focused on red flag laws, gun storage, and investigating the marketing methods used by gun manufacturers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d padok\" data-google-query-id=\"CLTrkvC13v0CFSuEpgQd6pAMbQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1003622\/Breitbart.ROS.Body2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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?creatorScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1635697421337362438&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2F2nd-amendment%2F2023%2F03%2F15%2Fthomas-massie-biden-pushing-gun-controls-that-have-already-failed%2F&amp;sessionId=a450c47b94d9667c78d6113967860dbccdbf3047&amp;siteScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1635697421337362438\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Associated Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\">noted<\/a> that Biden\u2019s order also \u201c[mandates] better reporting of ballistics data from federal law enforcement for a clearinghouse that allows federal, state and local law enforcement to match shell casings to guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FOX News\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/massie-blasts-bidens-latest-gun-control-order-science-fiction-reforms-failed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">pointed out<\/a> that Rep. Massie indicated Biden\u2019s focus on the ballistic fingerprinting of guns was more or less a focus on \u201cscience fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massie outlined Maryland had ballistic fingerprinting requirements for time, then dropped them because the state was spending millions on the idea but not solving any crimes. (On November 8, 2015, Breitbart News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2015\/11\/08\/maryland-ends-ballistic-fingerprinting-database-15-years-5-million-no-crimes-solved\/\">explained<\/a>\u00a0that Maryland dropped its ballistic fingerprinting requirement after spending five million dollars without zero results.)<\/p>\n<p>Massie also noted Biden\u2019s other gun controls\u2013universal background checks, red flag laws, gun storage requirements, etc.\u2013already exist in California, where they are failing miserably.<\/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?creatorScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1320889106910633984&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2F2nd-amendment%2F2023%2F03%2F15%2Fthomas-massie-biden-pushing-gun-controls-that-have-already-failed%2F&amp;sessionId=a450c47b94d9667c78d6113967860dbccdbf3047&amp;siteScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1320889106910633984\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He said, \u201c[California has] got a higher-than-average mass public shooting per capita and they\u2019ve got some of the strictest gun laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massie added, \u201cIn fact, [Biden] went to Los Angeles County. Unless you\u2019re White and well-connected, you probably can\u2019t get a permit to carry a concealed firearm there. Fewer than 1-in-5,000 have a concealed carry permit in Los Angeles County.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Massie: Biden Pushing Gun Controls That Have Already Failed Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) responded to President Biden\u2019s Tuesday executive order on background checks by noting the president is pushing gun controls that have already failed. 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