Executive Power & Gun Control

Professor Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law/Houston explains President Obama’s executive actions concerning gun control. As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker. Related links: Obama's New Gun Control Rules Giving the President's action "the business" By John C. Eastman http://www.fed-soc.org/blog/detail/obamas-new-gun-control-rules New York Times article: Obama to Expand Gun Background Checks and Tighten Enforcement By Michael D. Shear and Eric Lichtblauy http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/us/politics/obama-says-he-will-act-on-gun-control-in-coming-days.html PBS Newshour: The nuance you may have missed in Obama’s gun control plan By Julie Percha http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/whats-the-difference-between-an-executive-order-and-action/ Article: Obama Set To Implement Gun Control By Executive Order This Week http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/04/obama-set-to-implement-gun-control-by-executive-order-this-week/ Article: Barack Obama’s executive actions on gun control are meaningless By Elliot Fineman http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-executive-actions-gun-control-meaningless-article-1.2484259 Article: Obama’s Long Game on Guns By Josh Blackman http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429303/obamas-guns-executive-action-opens-door-state-action Article: A Look at the Facts on Gun-Free Zones By John Lott http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425802/gun-free-zones-don't-save-lives-right-to-carry-laws-do