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Clinton pushes national gun ID card
Announcement takes
2nd Amendment groups by surprise
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By David M. Bresnahan
� 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
President Bill Clinton shocked gun owners throughout the nation last night
when he proposed that all citizens be licensed by the government before they
can purchase a handgun.
"Every state in this country already requires hunters and automobile drivers
to have a license. I think they ought to do the same thing for handgun
purchases," Clinton said. "I hope you'll help me pass that in this Congress."
The proposal, part of the president's State of the Union agenda, would add to
the required Brady background check now in force the requirement that adults
wishing to purchase a firearm first take a special training course, and then
be issued a gun license before they could purchase a firearm.
The photo I.D. would be issued by states under the federally mandated
program, according to a White House source. In the event a state does not
agree to participate in the program, a federal gun license would be made
available in that state.
President Clinton last night, asking Congress to approve national photo IDs
for purchasing guns.
Federally licensed gun dealers would be required by the proposed law to check
for the gun license before selling handguns. Asked if the proposed gun
license would later expand to all types of firearms, the White House source
said it was a "natural progression."
The proposal came as a total surprise to officials of the National Rifle
Association and the Gun Owners of America.
In his speech, the President spoke of the death of Daniel Mauser, 15, in the
Columbine High School shooting last year. His father, Tom Mauser, was sitting
on the Democrat side of the aisle when he was introduced.
``Crime in America has dropped for the past seven years, the longest decline
on record, thanks to a national consensus we helped forge on community
police, sensible gun control, and effective prevention,'' Clinton said. ``But
nobody believes America is safe enough. So let's set a higher goal: Let's
make America the safest big country in the world."
Regarding Clinton's use of Mauser in the audience, Gun Owners of America
Executive Director Larry Pratt told WorldNetDaily, "It's become a dog and
pony show." Pratt said he received an emotional call from Mauser after he
recently appeared on a television show. He accused Mauser of expressing
hatred for guns and gun owners, and of being unwilling to listen to facts.
"If the Republicans show some moxie for a change, the Democrats will have
hung themselves," said Pratt, who spoke with WorldNetDaily while watching the
speech from his home.
"This is the kind of thing that lost them control of the Congress in 1994,"
said Pratt. "To volunteer to bring it up in a campaign year, Clinton must be
very sure of himself that 'reasonable gun safety' is a way that he can talk
about gun control [while] preparing for confiscation. That's what this is, by
the way, the preparation for confiscation, which we've seen in New York
already. We've seen it in California," said Pratt.
Clinton recently initiated a campaign that promotes fighting crime as well as
gun safety issues. The National Rifle Association, in a recent statement
about the campaign, said the organization remains skeptical regarding
Clinton's real desire to fight crime.
NRA Institute for Legislative Action executive director James Jay Baker
commented, "I'm glad that the president has finally agreed with the NRA that
enforcing federal firearms laws makes sense. We've been pushing for more
enforcement of existing laws, and it's unfortunate that it took him until the
seventh year of his term to finally take that seriously." However, Baker
cautioned, "The president has proved adept at changing his position. When we
see the detailed budget, we'll know if he has truly changed." The statement
added an expectation that Clinton would not "temper his anti-gun zeal."
An NRA spokesman, Brian Judy, was caught by surprise when WorldNetDaily
informed him of the gun-licensing plan shortly before the State of the Union
address began, and could not offer an official comment.
After the speech, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said, "What's
it going to solve? The criminals could care less. They're not going to stand
in line; they won't comply with it."
Vice President Al Gore and former Sen. Bill Bradley have both proposed gun
licensing.
Republican presidential candidates have taken a different stand. Texas Gov.
George W. Bush has spoken for an increase of the age for handgun purchases to
21, as well as instant background checks at gun shows. But Bush opposes
licensing or registration.
Steve Forbes has stated that states should set their own gun laws, while Alan
Keyes speaks passionately of the right of individuals to own firearms without
government interference.
Pratt said he now expects the gun issue to become one to which every
candidate, national or local, must respond. He said it would be good to get
the debate out on the table as a major part of the coming election.
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David M. Bresnahan is an investigative journalist for WorldNetDaily.com
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