# What executive orders could Obama give vis-a-vis gun control?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 9, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-executive-orders-could-obama-give-vis-a-vis-gun-control/646665 "2013-01-09T20:07:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-executive-orders-could-obama-give-vis-a-vis-gun-control/646665/17 "2013-01-09T22:54:33Z")

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> [@trabajabamos](#):
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> Can we all at the very least agree that there is nothing to indicate that Obama could really hope to do the very scary-sounding things the fringe is currently worried about?

[Sadly, I don’t think we can agree on that.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15881366&posted=1#post15881366)

> [@Obama is planning to use Executive Orders for gun control.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-planning-to-use-executive-orders-for-gun-control/646673/1):
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> Obama thinks he can whip out his pen and crush gun owners.
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> Now maybe people will finally understand why people have been worried about Obama. The guys attitude towards governing is frightening.

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