Since we register to vote, Michael Bloomberg thinks we should be required to register for a gun permit. Yes, that’s exactly what he said while in Aurora, CO yesterday. 

“New Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg came to Aurora on Thursday to unveil an ambitious blueprint to reduce gun violence in America, including reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons, passage of a nationwide red flag law and the requirement that every gun buyer first get a permit.

The former New York mayor, who for years has poured tens of millions of dollars into gun control efforts across the nation, sat down with gun violence survivors and victims’ family members. The setting: Heritage Christian Center, right behind the Century 16 movie theater — the place where a gunman killed 12 people during a midnight movie in 2012.”

Colorado has already passed a Red Flag law. One that has numerous problems as I outlined here. Bloomberg wants a national Red Flag law. And this will change things how?

Was the Aurora shooter a danger to others? Yes. How much of a known danger is unclear. As noted here, at least one of the shooter’s psychiatrists concluded that he wasn’t a candidate for a mental health hold. So again, a national Red Flag law would solve gun violence how?

Banning all assault weapons and a National Red Flag law aren’t the only concern we should have regarding Bloomberg’s anti-Second Amendment proposals. As noted above, he wants every gun buyer to get a permit first. No, I’m not talking about a background check. I’m talking about a PERMIT.

Bloomberg announces he wants a nationwide permit for people to obtain before being able to buy a gun: "I know critics will say that Americans shouldn't need a permit to exercise their constitutional rights, but voting is a constitutional right and we require people to register." pic.twitter.com/NCTpaIeCKb

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 5, 2019

There are so many things wrong with what Bloomberg is saying, I hardly know where to begin. First of all, Bloomberg is a Democrat. That’s the party that vehemently opposes Voter ID, yet he just stood on a stage and advocated for something similar regarding gun purchases.

Secondly, how would we know if someone who wants to register for a gun buying permit has mental health problems? Does this proposal include a HIPPA waiver?

Third, our Second Amendment DOESN’T require registration!

Imagine if this guy said "Speech is a constitutional right and we require people to register." SMDH.

The WHOLE point about constitutional RIGHTS is that you don't need to register with the government to exercise them. @MikeBloomberg should know better – but he doesn't.

— Dan Goldwasser (@dgoldwas) December 5, 2019

He should, but as we’ve come to realize, the Democrats who want power above all else are also extraordinarily eager to trash the Constitution to get there.

Here’s the thing. This type of proposal is very problematic elsewhere in the world. 

“Law-abiding gun owners who complied with New Zealand’s mandatory gun buyback program and surrendered their assault weapons to the government discovered Monday that their privacy had been compromised by poor website security.

This week, the police website for New Zealand’s mandatory military-style semi-automatic assault weapons (MSSA) buyback was taken offline after a gun dealer told law enforcement that he was able to access users’ personal information through the site.”

At least 38,000 users were affected by this hack. I’m sure all the rest of the law-abiding gun owners in New Zealand will happily turn in their weapons and land on this insecure database…right?

Here in the U.S. quite a number of federal databases have been hacked. Would YOU want to register for a permit to purchase a gun and hope your personal information is kept secure? I didn’t think so.

Let’s look at Europe. As I’ve learned through multiple conversations at European trade shows over the last five years, gun ownership in the EU is incredibly restrictive. People WANT to own guns for hunting and protection. Yet the regulatory hoops they have to jump through are unreal. Not only that, but if a person defends themselves in their home against someone attacking them, the gun owner usually (90+ % of the time) ends up being sued. The permitting process to be ELIGIBLE to own a gun takes a year and sometimes TWO years.

THAT is what Michael Bloomberg is proposing.

Hey Mikey? Our Founders wrote the Constitution as it is for a reason. YOU are one of the reasons why we have both the First and the SECOND Amendments.

No matter which way Bloomberg slices it, trying to make Americans get a gun permit to buy a gun is called gun confiscation, Period.

Feature Photo Credit: Michael Bloomberg photo via Flickr, cropped and modified