Republican Congresscritter Flips Off America On Way Out The Door

Not to mention his constituents. Rep-rehensible Chris Jacobs had already decided to “retire” after pissing off them with his pro-“assault weapon” ban vote so badly that he was utterably un-reelectable. I wonder where exactly he plans to live after leaving the House, after filing this bill.

JACOBS INTRODUCES ASSAULT WEAPONS LICENSING LEGISLATION
Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Licensing Act, legislation designed to put in place additional protections on accessing high-powered weapons.
[…]
The Federal Assault Weapons Licensing Act would create a new licensing system for any American seeking to purchase a new assault weapon – anyone who already owns an assault weapon at the time of enactment would be grandfathered in. The licensing process would require an individual to take a mandatory safety course, pass an FBI background check, submit fingerprints, and provide proof of identity. This license would need to be renewed every five years if an individual wants to purchase or obtain additional assault weapons.
[…]
The bill also incorporates reasonable exemptions. Like individuals who already own an assault weapon, active-duty military and law enforcement officers would not need a license.

Not much more information of the bill, H.R.8882 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a license to acquire or receive an assault weapon, and for other purposes, is available. No text is published yet.

Just what we can see, though, really suffices. A federal licensing scheme with zero “general historical tradition.” An unconstitutionally vague allowance for revoking licenses for unspecified reasons. What we have here is yet another example of an oath-breaking SOB knowing his proposal flies in the face of the Constitution and Supreme Court rulings, but forcing the people to waste money fighting it in court anyway.

H.R. 8882 should be going nowhere. It doesn’t even have a single cosponsor yet, indicating that even Dim-ocrats know this is a loser and that they have more pressing things to attend to in the mid-terms.

A separate, but related issue is the bill’s Constitutional Authority Statement. I like to look at those, if only to understand how a weasel’s mind works; “know your enemy,” after all. Sometimes they are clever twistings, but more often they look like this one:

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

Well, that narrows it down; not. Lessee… taxes, naturalization, coining money, patents, war, calling out the militia…

I seem to be missing the part about licensing firearm ownership. Could he get a little more specific?

About Constitutional Authority Statements
On January 5, 2011, the House of Representatives adopted an amendment to House Rule XII. Rule XII, clause 7(c) requires that, to be accepted for introduction by the House Clerk, all bills (H.R.) and joint resolutions (H.J.Res.) must provide a document stating “as specifically as practicable the power or powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or joint resolution.”

Fail. But if he can’t grasp the Constitution, why would we expect the scumbag to puzzle out House Rules?

Hey, maybe he’s think of the usual, catch-all “general Welfare” clause, so beloved of oath-breakers.

Except H.R. 8882 isn’t exactly “general.” It exempts millions, while purporting applying to unknown future people (hmm, like next generations inheriting currently owned firearms?). It applies to common citizens, but exempt state actors.

For that matter, you might even wonder how licensing and limiting ownership of militia-suitable firearms comports with arming the Militia, which is mentioned in Section 8.

According to the press release, there are a couple of other elements of concern should this bill magically advance.

Importantly, this bill will also increase the availability of information on criminals that the FBI draws from when conducting a background check.

How? Would this be yet another attempt to bribe states to submit more data to NICS? Or might it be some expansion of prohibited person disqualifiers?

It also allows non-license holders to assume a weapon if it is necessary to prevent imminent death or serious harm to another person.

Call me cynical (I do), but I somehow suspect this is a backdoor “red flag” provision to disarm people who manage to escape all the other prohibiting disqualiers.

But maybe I worry too much. After all, Jacobs assures us that…

The bill also contains protections for the privacy and constitutional rights of license holders.

Sure. No doubt a bill specifically intended to violate constitutionally protected human/civil rights will protect whatever Jacobs leaves of those same rights.

I’d love to ask Jacobs’ office for an advance copy of H.R. 8882, but like so many oath-breakers, he won’t accept emails from outside of his district. Maybe he should sponsor bills that would screw those of us outside of his district.

 

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3 thoughts on “Republican Congresscritter Flips Off America On Way Out The Door”

  1. I done did a background check already to purchase my Legal Firearms.
    And currently I am Privately selling them because I LEGALY CAN.

    Spin the wheel try again.

  2. I am kind of confused. What is an assault weapon, again? I used to think that Germany invented the first assault weapons, used in WWII, they called them Sturmgewer, or something like that. And they were select fire, with a detachable magazine using an intermediate caliber cartridge.
    I didn’t think that the general population could buy one, without going through a lot of paperwork and paying a tax.
    I could never be in government, I am just not well informed enough.

    1. Shoulder-fired, select-fire, chambered in an intermediate-power cartridge is an assault rifle.

      An “assault weapon” is anything they want it to be, ans depending on the jurisdiction includes semi-autos, revolvers, single-shots, pistols that are “too big,” or can hold “too many rounds.” Or whatever else freaks them out at the moment.

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