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from Right Wing Watch:
Larry Pratt: Obamacare Will 'Take Away Your Guns'
Submitted by Brian Tashman on Tuesday, 11/20/2012 1:55 pm
The leader of the Religious Right gun group Gun Owners of America is warning that the government, through the health care reform law and a new service program, is going after everyday Americans. Pratt, the organizations executive director who has ties to white supremacists, appeared on VCY Americas Crosstalk to float a number of conspiracies. Pratt alleged that the left is to blame for the Benghazi attack because of its profound dislike of self-defense and refusal to believe in self-defense either personally or as a matter of national self-defense.
Later, he also spoke to a caller about the latest right-wing conspiracy that FEMA Corps, a program dedicated to training young volunteers to physically and psychologically handle the demands of working in hazardous areas, is actually an armed brigade that may be used to persecute political opponents.
Caller: They have this website, FEMA Corps First Graduating Class, somebody found it on ItMakesSenseBlog.com and it was like 231 kids and theyve got 2,500 armored fighting vehicles ready to go, I was just wondering if you have spotted any of that information yet.
Pratt: Now that is very interesting that FEMA would have armored personnel carriers, that is what it sounds like you are describing, is that helpful in fighting the aftermath of a Hurricane? Thats really amazing. It shows the total disconnect of the federal government from the Constitution.
But Pratt wasnt done yet, as he went on to say that Obamacare will help the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to take away your guns.
Theres a big one that doesnt get much attention as a gun measure but it is, and thats Obamacare. Obamacare among its many unconstitutional aspects, Im sorry Supreme Court, has made privacy something that only applies between consenting adults but not certainly our relationship with the government. It says that all of our medical records are available to be pawed through by bureaucrats somewhere in Washington, looking for a reason to disenfranchise gun owners, to say oh you have a medical diagnosis that means you might be a danger to yourself or others so were going to come and knock on the door for the BATF to take away your guns.
Of course, the law that screens out people such as mentally ill individuals through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to prevent them from purchasing guns was signed by President Bush, and the health care reform law explicitly does not allow for a gigantic gun owner database or discrimination against people who own guns: ........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/pratt-obamacare-take-away-your-guns
Turbineguy
(37,329 posts)to keep from having to go out and find a real job.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)Whack jobs shouldn't be armed.
dawg
(10,624 posts)Why would we use Obamacare for that when we could just as easily use Agenda 21?
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Why use Agenda 21 when EVERYONE KNOWS that President Obama is going to suspend the U.S. Constitution so that he can oersonally go house to house anf get our guns?
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)because when they went to the Doctor, they were asked if there were guns in the house (they also asked if they smoked, drank alcohol and had fire detectors, but I digress).
I explained that these were safety questions and if they answered in the affirmative, then safety literature would have been given. End of story.
Oh no, the gubmint is using Obamacare to find out where the guns are so they can snatch them away.
Oh the stupid, i burns.
But according to the Affordable Care Act page 2,037, line 23
Provision 1: Wellness and prevention programs may not require the disclosure or collection of information relating to the presence or storage of a lawfully possessed firearm or the use of a firearm.
Provision 2: You cant collect data related to owning or using firearms.
Provision 3: You cant use or maintain records of individual ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition.
Provision 4: You can't determine rates or eligibility for health insurance based on gun ownership.
Provision 5: Individuals do not have to disclose they own a gun
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Since the word firearms is in the Act and EVERYONE KNOWS President Obama is a liar; everywhere that says "you can't" means "you must."
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT!
safeinOhio
(32,676 posts)$1,000.00, you get it if the government comes to take away any gun you legally own now while Obama is in office. I get it if the don't.
Tried this on people that swear he's coming for your guns and not one of them will take my bet.
aikoaiko
(34,170 posts)I wonder if provision 1 will hold up. A Florida doctor won a case to ask about guns on intake forms based on 1st amendment grounds.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)why then, yes, I suppose Obamacare would.
pinto
(106,886 posts)Benefits to Disaster Survivors, Communities and the Taxpayer
This innovative partnership is a win all around - benefiting communities and individuals affected by disasters; disaster response organizations; those who serve, and the taxpayer.
Strengthening the Nations Disaster Response Capacity: The partnership will provide a trained and reliable resource dedicated to support disaster operations, while enhancing the entire emergency management workforce.
Achieving Significant Cost Savings to the Taxpayer: This partnership is projected to achieve significant cost savings by using a cost-effective approach to providing disaster services.
Creating Pathways to Work for Young People: By providing training, experience, and educational opportunity, the partnership will prepare thousands of young people for careers in emergency management and related fields.
Promoting an Ethic of National Service: The partnership will strengthen our nations culture of service and civic engagement by mobilizing corps members and community volunteers to provide critical disaster services.
Modernizing Government Operations to Improve Performance: By coordinating between agencies, CNCS and FEMA will advance the Presidents management goals of working across government, managing across sectors, and promoting efficiency.
http://www.fema.gov/fema-corps
I'd wager you thought the Peace Corps was a secret government plot as well. ~ pinto
Yavin4
(35,438 posts)Once we do, the gun nuts will cease to exist.