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Topic: DANGERS AHEAD
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Jay D. Cole, Admin
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posted February 19, 2009 09:10 AM
     
CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN NOW.
Guns to Be Banned for Elderly
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> Staff Reports
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> United Press International
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> Washington
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> Deputy Attorney General Designate David Ogden is circulating a draft of
> an executive order in which, among other things, firearms possession
> would be severely limited to people over 60.
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> An assistant to Ogden told us, "It appears that in these changing times,
> it is no longer necessary to allow the elderly to be armed. With all of
> their physical ailments and increasing senility, to leave them in
> control of a deadly weapon would be ludicrous."
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> While the Executive Order may sound too powerful, experts in
> Constitutional law state that it is not actually un-Constitutional.
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> "It's a question of wording." states Columbia Law Professor, Dr. John
> Braxton. "The Constitution forbids the Congress, that is, the
> legislative branch, from passing any laws infringing on gun ownership.
> The executive branch is not included in this proviso. As long as the
> Congress doesn't get involved, it's technically a non-issue."
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> The Justice Department was tossing the idea of a gun ban for seniors
> during the Carter and Clinton Administration, but public opinion stopped
> these initiatives. Now, the Obama White House believes differently.
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> An unnamed aide close to Ogden agreed to talk on the condition of
> anonymity.
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> "Clinton and Carter didn't have as much of a mandate as President Obama.
> They were both Southerners, and the Second Amendment was sacrosanct to
> their constituents. However, President Obama comes from a new sort of
> politics, where divisive issues like firearms do not apply to him."
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> "Quite frankly, it's a shame that no one has had the good conscience to
> have done this already. It's a simple process, and the majority of the
> American people will understand it and follow the law."
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> The enforcement mechanism for this particular executive order has not
> been published. It is likely that the confiscation of weapons will be
> similar to Great Britain 's handgun ban, in which citizens willingly
> gave the weapons to police.
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> It is expected that the executive order will be given around July 1,
> when senior-related gun deaths reach their peaks.
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> The aide to Ogden stated: "For eight years you see the rolling back of
> regulation, and crime has skyrocketed. In fact, in Massachusetts alone,
> murders have risen 50% since 2002. Armed robbery has also risen
> dramatically. With such circumstances, we must act boldly."
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