Three More Federal Gun Laws To Reform Under President Trump

By Bob Owens

Yesterday’s Five Fast Gun Reforms President Trump Will Sign Into Law focused on five gun law reforms that newly election President Donald Trump could implement shortly after taking office.

They included:

• Ending Gun-Free Zones On Military Bases
• National Concealed Carry Reciprocity
• Legalizing Silencers
• NICS Background Check Reform
• Allow Importation of Collectable Historical Firearms

Those are not, however, the only gun law reforms that President Trump, a Republican-controlled Congress, and his newly formed Second Amendment Coalition may decide to tackle during his Presidency.

In addition to those four important shorter-term goals, there are other popular ideas for reform within the Second Amendment community that are implementable, but which may take a little more time to explain to the public and develop as a matter of political realities.

Remove the “Sporting Purpose” clause from Federal Gun Control Legislation

One of the more refreshing parts of President-Elect Trump’s position paper on Second Amendment Rights (PDF) was his acknowlegement that the Constitution and Bill of Rights does not create rights, but instead merely reflects them. The Second Amendment merely reflects the pre-existing natural right for one to be armed for his or her self-defense.

The Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act introduced in last year’s Congress but stymied by the promise …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms