Letter from Obama on Gun Control and BATFE

[mjoplin]

Got this in my email box this morning...

A step forward for reducing gun violence

Last night, the Senate confirmed Todd Jones -- President Obama's choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

The Bureau has been without a permanent director since 2006 because of Republican obstruction in Congress. While this confirmation is a big deal in the effort to reduce gun violence, we need to continue to do more -- which is exactly what President Obama said in his statement:


Todd Jones is a tough and tested law-enforcement professional with decades of experience, and his confirmation to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is both welcome and long overdue. For nearly seven years, Senate Republicans had refused to confirm an ATF director - not because they thought the nominees weren't qualified, but because they put politics ahead of the agency's law enforcement mission.

I applaud Senator Reid, Senator Leahy, Senator Klobuchar, and the bipartisan group of senators who broke through that gridlock to give Todd Jones the up or down vote he deserved. But while Todd’s confirmation will help ATF apply the tools it needs to protect our communities from dangerous criminals and reduce gun violence, we can't stop there. I will continue to stand with the majority of Americans who support common-sense reforms to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals. And I will continue to do everything in my power to keep our children and our communities

[Beiruty]

Mr. President,
Please leave the law-abiding gun owners alone. The 2nA is the only law they need. Cracking on criminals starts with a mandate to department of Justice to Federally prosecute criminals with guns.
Thank you for your service and your concern for the safefty of us, the Citizens of USA.

NOTE: Starting with cracking down on more than 100,000 "registered" gang bangers in Chicago, your hometown, is a good start.

[GlockDude26]

Mr. President,
Please leave the law-abiding gun owners alone. The 2nA is the only law they need. Cracking on criminals starts with a mandate to department of Justice to Federally prosecute criminals with guns.
Thank you for your service and your concern for the safefty of us, the Citizens of USA.

NOTE: Starting with cracking down on more than 100,000 "registered" gang bangers in Chicago, your hometown, is a good start.

the problem isn't gun themselves it's the criminals that get their hands on them....fix the justice system and you'll have less "gun crime". Even then it's not "gun crime" that is the problem it's crime in general. The morals of this country and 95% of the people living it flew out the window long ago and it's going to take another civil war or seceding to have any hope of getting the problems under control....

[gthaustex]

Mr. President,
Please leave the law-abiding gun owners alone. The 2nA is the only law they need. Cracking on criminals starts with a mandate to department of Justice to Federally prosecute criminals with guns.
Thank you for your service and your concern for the safefty of us, the Citizens of USA.

NOTE: Starting with cracking down on more than 100,000 "registered" gang bangers in Chicago, your hometown, is a good start.

the problem isn't gun themselves it's the criminals that get their hands on them....fix the justice system and you'll have less "gun crime". Even then it's not "gun crime" that is the problem it's crime in general. The morals of this country and 95% of the people living it flew out the window long ago and it's going to take another civil war or seceding to have any hope of getting the problems under control....

I'm not convinced that they want to fix the gun crime problem. It nicely supports their narrative that they need to take guns away from everybody...

[VMI77]

Mr. President,
Please leave the law-abiding gun owners alone. The 2nA is the only law they need. Cracking on criminals starts with a mandate to department of Justice to Federally prosecute criminals with guns.
Thank you for your service and your concern for the safefty of us, the Citizens of USA.

NOTE: Starting with cracking down on more than 100,000 "registered" gang bangers in Chicago, your hometown, is a good start.

the problem isn't gun themselves it's the criminals that get their hands on them....fix the justice system and you'll have less "gun crime". Even then it's not "gun crime" that is the problem it's crime in general. The morals of this country and 95% of the people living it flew out the window long ago and it's going to take another civil war or seceding to have any hope of getting the problems under control....

I'm not convinced that they want to fix the gun crime problem. It nicely supports their narrative that they need to take guns away from everybody...

That's just one of the reasons and benefits. They want criminals to have guns and the rest of us disarmed in order to foster dependency and helplessness. No question about it --it has been a feature of every communist regime in history.

[jerry_r60]

Based on what I've been listening to on the news these days, I expect an attempt to end run the inability to get gun control legislation through congress by just enacting regulations out of ATF, like what is being done out of the EPA.

[Dadtodabone]

After voting against Jones, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) summed up the opposition, stating:
“What could have been an opportunity for the President to bring competent leadership to a department wrought with mismanagement is instead a signal from the top that reckless behavior is not only permissible in his administration, but rewarded... Mr. Jones’ nomination is an insult to the memory and families of those who fell victim to the botched Fast and Furious program.”