Liberty Roundtable Podcast

Liberty Roundtable Podcast


Radio Show Hour 1 – 04/12/2024

April 12, 2024

* Guest: Dr. Scott Bradley, Founder and Chairman of the Constitution Commemoration Foundation and the author of the book and DVD/CD lecture series To Preserve the Nation. In the Tradition of the Founding Fathers – FreedomsRisingSun.com


* The DOJ published a new federal regulation expanding the regime of federal firearms background checks to cover guns purchased online, at gun shows and in informal markets – claiming authority to do so from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) passed by Congress in 2022.


Thousands more firearms dealers across the US will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.


* There are already roughly 80,000 federally licensed firearms dealers. Administration officials believe the new rule will impact more than 20,000 dealers who have gotten away with selling firearms without a license and performing background checks at places like gun shows and over the internet by claiming they aren’t “engaged in the business” of firearm sales.


* The rule is likely to be challenged in court by gun rights activists, who have previously sued over other ATF rule changes that they argue infringe on gun rights. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group, previously warned of a court challenge if the rule was finalized as written.


* Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s latest regulation that expands federal background checks for gun purchases, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.


* The rule has been staunchly opposed by congressional Republicans and gun rights groups, with Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina planning to introduce legislation to repeal the rule after it comes into effect.


* “The administration is acting lawlessly here, and the vast majority of this rule has nothing to do with the BSCA. Of course, this rule has been on the administration’s wish list for many years despite Congress rejecting these provisions repeatedly.”


* UN “Small Arms Treaty” – Biden intends to sign UN Gun Ban!


* Donald Trump Jr. will be joining the Board Of Directors of Hunter Nation, a group focused on protecting the hunting lifestyle and its heritage – DailyCaller.com


Hunter Nation’s national spokesperson Ted Nugent said with Trump Jr. s addition to the board, Hunter Nation has built a “Dream Team.