06-28-2015, 08:19 PM
It's an interesting point that I hadn't thought about before Six.
I think you're probably right that gun control will be a negative mark on Obama's legacy (though not likely an overshadowing one IMO). He seems to have pissed off the gun lovers, disappointed the moderates, and pissed off the gun haters.
I don't think Obama's Executive Orders and failed attempt to get universal background checks passed was more aggressive gun control policy than any other president though.
I remember reading a bit about gun control history in the U.S. back when you, F.U., Jimbone, Mags, MS and a few others of us were discussing/debating gun control after Sandy Hook.
FDR wanted to tax all guns and create a federal registry. Carter wanted to ban all semi-automatics and create a federal registry. Clinton banned some gun types for a decade, I think. Those policies strike me as more aggressive than Obama's.
During Obama's presidency, no guns or ammo have been restricted. And, the failed universal background check bill, supported by 90% of Americans, expressly stated on the first page that there would be no attempt or permission to create a national registry, under the law.
Anyway, gun policy is definitely a divisive issue for every president. Seems like it has been since at least the 50s. You seem to look very negatively on Obama for what he attempted to do in regards to gun control, and I look slightly negatively upon him for what he failed to do in regards to gun control (failing to get the UBC bill passed -- though I concede he faced obstacles largely outside his control).
It'll be interesting to see what, if anything, happens in terms of gun policy changes under the next President's administration.
I think you're probably right that gun control will be a negative mark on Obama's legacy (though not likely an overshadowing one IMO). He seems to have pissed off the gun lovers, disappointed the moderates, and pissed off the gun haters.
I don't think Obama's Executive Orders and failed attempt to get universal background checks passed was more aggressive gun control policy than any other president though.
I remember reading a bit about gun control history in the U.S. back when you, F.U., Jimbone, Mags, MS and a few others of us were discussing/debating gun control after Sandy Hook.
FDR wanted to tax all guns and create a federal registry. Carter wanted to ban all semi-automatics and create a federal registry. Clinton banned some gun types for a decade, I think. Those policies strike me as more aggressive than Obama's.
During Obama's presidency, no guns or ammo have been restricted. And, the failed universal background check bill, supported by 90% of Americans, expressly stated on the first page that there would be no attempt or permission to create a national registry, under the law.
Anyway, gun policy is definitely a divisive issue for every president. Seems like it has been since at least the 50s. You seem to look very negatively on Obama for what he attempted to do in regards to gun control, and I look slightly negatively upon him for what he failed to do in regards to gun control (failing to get the UBC bill passed -- though I concede he faced obstacles largely outside his control).
It'll be interesting to see what, if anything, happens in terms of gun policy changes under the next President's administration.