Biden's Executive Order: Backdoor
to 'Gun Control' or Campaign Event?

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday, September 26, to put a stop to 'gun violence' and heal the trauma it has caused in America – a task much easier said than done. The president and his intended successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, said at the signing that it's time for universal background checks, red flag laws, and another ban on so-called assault weapons. But this presidential action does none of that. So, what does it do? Seemingly very little. Will this bring any real result – a reduction in either shootings or shooters' rights, or both – or was it merely a campaign event for Harris and her fellow Democrats?

Rights, Restrictions, and the Executive Order

"It's a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment, or you want to take everyone's guns away," Harris said during the signing. "I am in favor of the Second Amendment and I believe we need to reinstate the assault weapons ban."

"It's time we establish universal background checks and require safe storage of firearms," Biden said. "Start holding parents accountable for being negligent."

Few would argue that the vice president and Oval Office hopeful was wrong when she said folks have the right to "live, work, worship and learn without fear of violence – including gun violence." However, the strict gun control measures Harris and Biden call for are precisely the sort of thing the Second Amendment was designed to prevent. .....