Stealth Gun Control

I’ve seen no confirmation from other sources, but Alan Korwin of the Uninvited Ombudsman reports that sources he trusts have told him the Obama White House has ordered the State Department to do what it can to prevent the importation of WWII and Korean War era firearms back into the United States.

The main effect of this move is, without fanfare or public attention, to stop the flow of fine M1 Garand and M1 carbine rifles into the hands of American citizens. The M1 is an affordable, accurate, dependable, and exceptionally well-made general-purpose American rifle. Made in .30 caliber, it was the first auto-loading rifle generally issued to the infantry of any nation.

If true, this is but another example of Obama’s pushing gun control through bureaucratic and administrative maneuvering rather than direct legislative action. He has no balls for a stand-up fight with gun owners or the NRA, but why should he when he can get what he wants by stealth.