Yet another new gun law is now being considered in Congress. H.R. 2159, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009 was just introduced by Peter King, R-N.Y. This legislation would allow the attorney general of the United States sole discretion in determining who may be allowed to purchase and own a firearm. This has a;ready been put forward twice before as S. 1237 and H.R. 2074 but never came to a vote. With the new administration this may not be the case this time around.
Under the vague language used, you may soon be denied your rights under the 2nd amendment, without due process, under a standard of “suspicion” of being dangerous. Now if you have been paying attention to the direction our federal government has been leaning, and I know you have, then you will realize this legislation is aimed squarely at you. The TEA party attendee, the anti-abortionist, the backers of the “fair tax”, the proponents of smaller government, supporters of third party candidates and so forth. Basically anyone identified as an extremist by our very own Department of Homeland Security in their now infamous report on rightwing extremists, or more recently, in their “Domestic Extremism Lexicon”, which incidentally includes alternative media such as this website. This legislation, if enacted, would completely side-step the 2nd amendment. It’s as if those members in Congress who support such a law, and there are currently 6 co-sponsors, have never bothered to read our nations founding documents.
Most bills begin by being considered by a congressional committee before moving forward. This bill is currently being considered by the House Judiciary committee.
Links: H.R. 2159, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009
