On Par with Hitler and Stalin - GOP fears executive order on biometric guns

There are constant admonishments against the cheap shot comparisons to Nazis and Soviets, but the regulatory and coercive rules, by fiat, spewed forth by this administration are in parallel with these tyrants. Gun restrictions on individuals were of primary importance for totalitarian control of the people. It has been a primary goal of Obama and his follower to institute anti-Second Amendment Restrictions since he entreated politics. m/r

GOP fears executive order on biometric guns | TheHill

April 17, 2014  By Ramsey Cox

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is warning the Obama administration to not issue an executive order requiring that all new guns be made with biometric technology, such as finger-print recognition or bracelets.

Cornyn raised the issue in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, who in testimony earlier this month highlighted biometric bracelets and fingerprint identification as a safety issue.

“Your testimony has raised serious concerns for my constituents given President Obama’s track-record of acting beyond the scope of his legal authority and your hostility to the individual right to self-defense under the Second Amendment,” Cornyn wrote. “Is the Obama administration currently exploring the possibility of an executive order requiring all firearms to possess the technology capabilities you referenced in your testimony?”

Cornyn also asked Holder if the administration has any legal standing to make such a requirement on gun features, and expressed concern about how biometric guns could make it easier for the federal government to create a national gun owner database — something Cornyn said would violate privacy rights...

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/203747-cornyn-to-holder-will-obama-force-biometric-guns#ixzz2zBexSJJW
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