# If declaring national emergencies becomes a thing, what kinds of NEs could the democrats do

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**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-declaring-national-emergencies-becomes-a-thing-what-kinds-of-nes-could-the-democrats-do/829664/30 "2019-02-16T18:47:10Z")

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> [@GIGObuster](#):
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> That is nice, a nice straw man, but thank you for playing. …

And it’s not a straw man. I’m not the one inventing arguments about banning guns or shutting down manufacturers / FFLs. That was **Bryan Ekers** and **jasg** (if I understood him correctly), with perhaps some vague delusional assistance from Nancy:

> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> Well, in that case, let the future Dem ban guns or whatever. It’s all nice and legal.

> [@jasg](#):
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> … With the same justification, one could eliminate the direct economic contribution of civilian arms manufacture and sales.

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