Is Obama Moving to National Gun Confiscation

A memo from the Justice Department reveals the Obama Administration is considering measures which could result in a nationwide ban on handguns. The documents states that “a gun ban will not work without mandatory gun confiscation.” It also says universal background checks “won’t work without requiring national gun registration.”

President Obama has never publicly stated he is in favor of gun confiscation. However, this document suggests the administration may be moving in that direction. The memo, written by Greg Ridgeway from the National Institute of Justice in the department, was dated January 4, 2013. it was originally obtained by the National Rifle Association, although they will not reveal how they came into possession of the document.

The memo concludes that banning high-capacity magazines would be an ineffective means of removing weapons from streets, due to the large number already in hands of Americans. Background checks could provide a first step to control, and eventually outlaw firearms, according to the document. The Australian gun back program was closely examined in the report. Ridgeway noted that mass shootings have not occurred in the 15 years since the buyback took place, but it had no other effect on reducing crime. Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the NRA, confirmed the document in genuine.

The Justice Department states the document is just a synopsis of research on gun control strategies. The agency denies any interest in taking guns from “law-abiding Americans.”