Obama Executive Order Threatens Million Dollar Fine & Jail Time For GUN TALK

Obama Executive Order Threatens Million Dollar Fine & Jail Time For GUN TALK

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Brandon Walker

President Obama is once again trying to use executive orders to circumvent Congress and push his Spring 2015 “Unified Agenda” gun control issues. Under his new orders, commonly used Internet discussions or videos on guns and ammo on the Internet and print media could be shut down permanently. The NRA is warning this latest attempt at gun control amounts to a national “gag order” on any open gun discussion.
The new executive order targets reworking the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). One of the many things this international ruling targets are “technical data” tied to “defense articles.” This technical data includes but is not limited to detailed design, development, production, or manufacturing information about ammunition and firearms. The wording was intentionally vague so that it would include any web blog or forum discussing technical details of common guns and ammunition.

“This latest regulatory assault, published in the June 3 issue of the Federal Register, is as much an affront to the First Amendment as it is to the Second.” (NRA)

The new regulations in the Federal Register spark concern as compared to the past things ITAR has produced. This time they go to define this “technical data” as blueprints, drawings, photographs, plans, instructions, or documentation related to ammunition and firearms. That would mean that the common blogger that posts a photo of his or her new AR-15 would be in violation of the new ITAR regulations.
President Obama’s State Department chimed in on the issue, making the situation worse.

Moreover, last week the State Department put forth a proposal “clarifying” how to handle releases containing “technical data” which are posted online or otherwise distributed into the “public domain.” Ultimately, the proposal would require those releasing “technical data” on ammunition or firearms to first seek government approval. (Breitbart)

In other words, if you are a common person wanting to download the 3-D printer design for the lower receiver of a firearm or ask your friend about his reloads on the Internet, you must first get the permission of the federal government. Failure to get Uncle Sam’s permission to “distribute data” on firearms would result in your arrest. You could face a fine of up to one million dollars or up to 20 years in jail.
The Washington Examiner published the exact changes drawing fire from the NRA and critics of this massive executive overreach.

Paragraph (b) of the revised definition explicitly sets forth the Department’s requirement of authorization to release information into the ”public domain.” Prior to making available ”technical data” or software subject to the ITAR, the U.S. government must approve the release through one of the following: (1) The Department; (2) the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Review; (3) a relevant U.S. government contracting authority with authority to allow the ”technical data” or software to be made available to the public, if one exists; or (4) another U.S. government official with authority to allow the ”technical data” or software to be made available to the public.

The requirements of paragraph (b) are not new. Rather, they are a more explicit statement of the ITAR’s requirement that one must seek and receive a license or other authorization from the Department or other cognizant U.S. government authority to release ITAR controlled ”technical data,” as defined in § 120.10. A release of ”technical data” may occur by disseminating ”technical data” at a public conference or trade show, publishing ”technical data” in a book or journal article, or posting ”technical data” to the Internet.

This proposed provision will enhance compliance with the ITAR by clarifying that ”technical data” may not be made available to the public without authorization. Persons who intend to discuss ”technical data” at a conference or trade show, or to publish it, must ensure that they obtain the appropriate authorization.  (Washington Examiner)

The government’s own wording labels common people publishing this information in a book, journal, or online as subject to these new regulations and fines. It basically makes it a felony to publish any so-called “gun talk.”
Allen West was quick to point out that this is a massive violation of our First Amendment rights. He also calls it a massive assault on the Second Amendment. I would have to fully agree with his assessment.
This administration has gone above and beyond proving they will do anything to destroy the Constitution they swore to uphold. Some Republicans in Congress, like Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), have made moves to pull the purse strings out from under the DOJ appropriations bill to stop gun grabbing like this dead in its tracks. Isn’t it time the rest of Congress got in on the action and stopped this agenda before we become a dictatorship instead of a republic?

Any of them that are not upholding the Constitution are in violation of their oaths and need their jobs terminated immediately.