OBAMA’S EXEC ORDERS ON GUNS: All hat, no cattle. Spends less on enforcement than .gov spends on kids to dress up as veges

President B. Hussein Obama’s trickle of executive orders on guns are nothing more than a farce.  It’s more symbolism over substance.  We’ll get into them in a moment, but in a nutshell, they are simply word games and proposals.

Obama’s earmarked only $4 million towards enforcement.  That’s significantly less than the government spent to encourage kids to dress up as fruits and vegetables to promote healthier eating.

Word games as they are, they are still concerning as the Obama regime attempts to redefine “dealer” down to someone who sells as few as ONE firearm per year.

Here’s the text from the White House’s website:

Clarify that it doesn’t matter where you conduct your business—from a store, at gun shows, or over the Internet: If you’re in the business of selling firearms, you must get a license and conduct background checks. Background checks have been shown to keep guns out of the wrong hands, but too many gun sales—particularly online and at gun shows—occur without basic background checks. Today, the Administration took action to ensure that anyone who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms is licensed and conducts background checks on their customers. Consistent with court rulings on this issue, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has clarified the following principles:

• …Quantity and frequency of sales are relevant indicators. There is no specific threshold number of firearms purchased or sold that triggers the licensure requirement. But it is important to note that even a few transactions, when combined with other evidence, can be sufficient to establish that a person is “engaged in the business.” For example, courts have upheld convictions for dealing without a license when as few as two firearms were sold or when only one or two transactions took place, when other factors also were present.

Italic bold Emphasis added

In fact, let’s look at the high points of his actions, an our take:

1. Keep guns out of the wrong hands through background checks.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is making clear that it doesn’t matter where you conduct your business—from a store, at gun shows, or over the Internet: If you’re in the business of selling firearms, you must get a license and conduct background checks.

We already do that.

ATF is finalizing a rule to require background checks for people trying to buy some of the most dangerous weapons and other items through a trust, corporation, or other legal entity.

That’s going to be a giant pain in the butt to further investigate each member of a trust each time there’s an acquisition.  If only the government paid as much attention to bad guys.  The good news is the ATF just announced they were eliminating the “Chief Law Enforcement Official” sign-off for National Firearms Act paperwork.  Frankly, I looked to see if it was April 1st today when I saw that aspect of the announcement.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has sent a letter to States highlighting the importance of receiving complete criminal history.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is overhauling the background check system to make it more effective and efficient. The envisioned improvements include processing background checks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and improving notification of local authorities when certain prohibited persons unlawfully attempt to buy a gun. The FBI will hire more than 230 additional examiners and other staff to help process these background checks.

I’ve envisioned myself winning the $300,000,000 Powerball lottery a few times up to last week’s drawings, but that never happened.

2. Make our communities safer from gun violence.

The Attorney General convened a call with U.S. Attorneys around the country to direct federal prosecutors to continue to focus on smart and effective enforcement of our gun laws.

The President’s FY2017 budget will include funding for 200 new ATF agents and investigators to help enforce our gun laws.

Our nation has not run on a passed budget for how many years now under President Stompy Feet?

ATF has established an Internet Investigation Center to track illegal online firearms trafficking and is dedicating $4 million and additional personnel to enhance the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network.

The government spent $5 to have kids dress up as fruit and vegetables, supposedly to promote healthier eating.  Are you saying that solving gun violence is less important than a silly program to dress kids up as peas and carrots?

ATF is finalizing a rule to ensure that dealers who ship firearms notify law enforcement if their guns are lost or stolen in transit.

Isn’t that the norm?  The question is:  will this order include the ATF walking guns to the Mexican drug cartels?

The Attorney General issued a memo encouraging every U.S. Attorney’s Office to renew domestic violence outreach efforts.

“Encouraging”.  Yeah, I’m encouraging my wife to buy a winning Powerball ticket for Wednesday’s $400M drawing.

3. Increase mental health treatment and reporting to the background check system.

The Administration is proposing a new $500 million investment to increase access to mental health care.

Wendy, dear:  I’m proposing that we buy a new car for each of us after you buy that winning Powerball ticket tonight, okay?

The Social Security Administration has indicated that it will begin the rulemaking process to include information in the background check system about beneficiaries who are prohibited from possessing a firearm for mental health reasons.

The Department of Health and Human Services is finalizing a rule to remove unnecessary legal barriers preventing States from reporting relevant information about people prohibited from possessing a gun for specific mental health reasons.

4. Shape the future of gun safety technology.

The President has directed the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security to conduct or sponsor research into gun safety technology.

The President has also directed the departments to review the availability of smart gun technology on a regular basis, and to explore potential ways to further its use and development to more broadly improve gun safety.

“Smart Gun” technology has been an utter failure.  We have to ask, is the smart technology he wants anything like the “smart diplomacy” he has given us in America’s foreign policy?  

Congress should support the President’s request for resources for 200 new ATF agents and investigators to help enforce our gun laws, as well as a new $500 million investment to address mental health issues.

It’s official:  I’m announcing a request that Barack Obama resign, effective today.  While I think investing in mental health treatment is a good thing, I am skeptical it’s going to happen even in federal budgets that are a trillion dollars in the red each year under Obama.

Because we all must do our part to keep our communities safe, the Administration is also calling on States and local governments to do all they can to keep guns out of the wrong hands and reduce gun violence. It is also calling on private-sector leaders to follow the lead of other businesses that have taken voluntary steps to make it harder for dangerous individuals to get their hands on a gun. In the coming weeks, the Administration will engage with manufacturers, retailers, and other private-sector leaders to explore what more they can do.

Who wants to see our communities more dangerous, our children less safe other than race baiters and gun grabbers?

There’s a lot more of the same at the White House website (see link above), but it’s just more bloviating.  Once again, Team Obama talks.

The only problem is that unlike when E.F. Hutton talks, when Obama talks, nobody except the mainstream media and low-information voters listens.