Kansans weigh in on Obama’s gun control orders (+video)
“Nobody – not even the President of the United States – is free to ignore or essentially rewrite laws they disagree with. Under our Constitution, that is the sole purview of the people’s elected representatives in Congress.”
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt
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Obama “displayed a flagrant disregard for the American legislative process … announcing far-reaching Executive Orders aimed to deconstruct this basic right.”
Gov. Sam Brownback’s office. Brownback signed legislation last year that eliminated a training requirement for carrying concealed firearms and made Kansas one of a handful of states to allow concealed carry without a permit.
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“Laws designed to protect the right to keep and bear arms in our state continually receive overwhelming, bi-partisan support. This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. It’s about the freedom to protect oneself and loved ones from those that wish them harm. I believe these actions will make us less safe.”
Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, R-Hutchinson
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“I would think Congress needs to debate it, but the gun-show loophole is something that has been a problem for a number of years.”
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka
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“I think there will be some interesting conversation about who will or will not be considered a (firearms) dealer. … The truth is that it’s going to have to work itself out a little bit.”
Brandon Light, director of retail operations at Thunderbird Firearms
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“If they can truly help with the mental health aspect and get folks in the system so that people who are having mental health problems don’t have that access (to guns), then that’s good.”
Mike Relihan, owner of Bullseye Shooting Range
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“The only thing that gun control laws do is affect law-abiding citizens. Criminals don’t follow rules to start with.”
Ryan Burgardt, owner of Finley's Hobbies
This story was originally published January 5, 2016 at 10:30 PM with the headline "Kansans weigh in on Obama’s gun control orders (+video)."