Trump Selects Barr for AG, No Friend to Firearms?
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Trump's pick to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is William Barr. Barr served as AG under George H.W. Bush from 1991 to 1993.
Here is C-Span footage of his confirmation hearings in 1991. At 1:42:23 Barr addresses some gun control issues. He voices his support for the Brady waiting period for firearm purchases and the DeConcini amendment (restrictions on semi-automatic "assault weapons") and also states his support for a "clip" capacity limit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?22668-1/b ... ring-day-1
There doesn't seem to be much from him on firearms on the record since the early 90s, but Google his name and "firearms" and you'll find a lot of second amendment organizations concerned about his nomination and crediting him with having a hand in gun control proposals and actions in the years since. Is the concern warranted? I don't know, but I'm skeptical that he will be much help in upholding the Second Amendment.
New York Democrat Trump, who spent decades calling for "assault weapons" bans before magically becoming a "conservative" and, despite receiving the NRA's endorsement for president in 2016, turned around and used executive overreach to ban bump stocks, coupled with Barr as AG and a Democrat controlled House...
Trump-supporting gun owners be like:
![Image](https://media.giphy.com/media/xT77XGGgWsmn9UmmKk/giphy.gif)
Here is C-Span footage of his confirmation hearings in 1991. At 1:42:23 Barr addresses some gun control issues. He voices his support for the Brady waiting period for firearm purchases and the DeConcini amendment (restrictions on semi-automatic "assault weapons") and also states his support for a "clip" capacity limit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?22668-1/b ... ring-day-1
There doesn't seem to be much from him on firearms on the record since the early 90s, but Google his name and "firearms" and you'll find a lot of second amendment organizations concerned about his nomination and crediting him with having a hand in gun control proposals and actions in the years since. Is the concern warranted? I don't know, but I'm skeptical that he will be much help in upholding the Second Amendment.
New York Democrat Trump, who spent decades calling for "assault weapons" bans before magically becoming a "conservative" and, despite receiving the NRA's endorsement for president in 2016, turned around and used executive overreach to ban bump stocks, coupled with Barr as AG and a Democrat controlled House...
Trump-supporting gun owners be like:
![Image](https://media.giphy.com/media/xT77XGGgWsmn9UmmKk/giphy.gif)