Magazine Export Ban By State Department
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 6 months ago
“In terms of ‘why,’ the State Department has authority under the statute (the Arms Export Control Act) to govern exports ‘in furtherance of world peace and the security and foreign policy of the U.S.,’” Reeves elaborated. “Under the law they do not have to get more specific, although sometimes they may give more information concerning a specific export. The courts have held there is no constitutional right to engage in exports or imports, and there is considerable deference granted to the State Department for making national security or foreign policy decisions.”
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It would be an overdue gesture of support to see the president actually do something pro-active to advance the interests of the firearms community. It would be a welcome reversal of some baffling “concessions” the president has made on “bump stocks,” on “red flags,” and most recently, on suppressors.
As scary as the thought of Democrats taking over in 2020 is, talk is now coming from some with national voices about the possibility of a critical mass of thoroughly disillusioned gun owners sitting things out. And this isn’t a matter of “Would you rather have Biden?” or Harris or Buttigieg, as the “Hear No Evil/3D chess” Trump apologists angrily challenge back.
I simply don’t buy that this is merely a function of the administrative state, owned and operated by progressives for progressives. No, this administrative state is owned by Donald Trump. He could have put anyone he wanted in charge of the State Department, and apparently someone is in charge who doesn’t care to change these things.
What Rex Tillerson did was just a start. The vast majority of the statist apparatchiks there need to be given their pink slips and told to find real work. Then they may not be able to find the time to undermine the country and interfere with free trade.
On June 17, 2019 at 2:08 am, Nosmo said:
I’ve begun wondering about the “sit things out”option; given the election fraud we saw in 2016 and the high probability that Democrats will increase their efforts in that area, it’s entirely possible that a small number of voters in certain states will have a disparate impact on outcome of the 2020 election. I suspect Dems have fairly good data on how many f̶r̶a̶u̶d̶u̶l̶e̶n̶t̶ “additional” votes they need where to flip it and a plan of how to accomplish that.
And, talk – so far, it’s all just that and worth about what you’d expect – about the possibility of secession/violent conflict seems to be increasing; in the long run, unless something occurs to dramatically change what passes for thinking on the Left, or America’s tolerance for it, that’s probably a better than even bet, eventually*. I wonder how many in Flyover Country may be thinking “now rather than later” and, if so, is that a large enough percentage that taking election day off would bring the change that accelerates it.
*The Oberlin case may portend a tipping point coming, but it’s too early to tell.
On June 17, 2019 at 7:25 am, Fred said:
Did they really use the term; “in furtherance of world peace” ? That’s some funny nonsense right there. Thanks for the laugh Herschel.
On June 17, 2019 at 9:16 am, Frank Clarke said:
Thank you, @Nosmo, for the plug ;-)
http://frankclarke.dx.am/TipPtPage.html
Secession is a good thing, not a bad thing.
On June 18, 2019 at 8:08 pm, Gryphon said:
Nosomo- While I have not seen it discussed extensively, I believe that as a Political Strategy for ‘Patriots’, the idea of Voting for every communist on the Ballot, in order to LET THEM CREATE CHAOS, is entirely a Valid Option.
The (((bolsheviks))) are clearly ‘playing a Long Game’, attempting to Out-Last what is a rapidly Vanishing “traditional culture” while by (Illegal) ‘immivasion’ making White, European, Heterosexual Christians a Minority (to be Genocided, eventually) and thus achieving “Political Power” over Everything and Everyone.
It is Very Arguable that by “Voting for (((Bernie))) and every other prog/freak/ communist at this point in Time, where they are Close to Obtaining Total Power, but Still at Risk of Failure, We would give them the opportunity to “Go full Retard” while their Control of the Majority is still Tenuous. Would an Overnight Declaration of Gun Prohibition/Confiscation by another (((foreigner))) in the White House be the “Trigger Point”?
Give them enough Rope, and they just might Hang themselves….