Obama Arms Syrian Rebels; Disarms Americans

President Barack Obama is reportedly still making his case about the one-thousand plus victims of chemical gassing in the Syrian civil war, attempting to justify an attack of that country to "punish" the Syrian regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons against its citizens.

And he is working feverishly to supply arms to Syrian Rebels, as was noted by Reuters on July 23rd:

"...The White House announced in June that it would offer military aid to vetted groups of Syrian rebels after two years of balking at directly sending arms to the opposition....'We have been working with Congress to overcome some of the concerns that they initially had, and we believe that those concerns have been addressed and that we will now be able to proceed,' a source familiar with the administration's thinking told Reuters on condition of anonymity..."

The Reuters article states:

"...The timeline was unclear, but supporters of the rebels hope the deliveries of U.S.-provided arms will start in August....They hope for 'a large number of small weapons' such as rifles and basic anti-tank weapons, said Louay Sakka, a co-founder of the Syrian Support Group, which backs the Free Syrian Army fighting Assad...'..."

And yet, since then, Obama has acted to restrict and to counter the Constitutional Right of Americans to bear arms.  As Fox News reported a few days ago:

"...The Obama administration unexpectedly announced two new gun control measures on Thursday, including one that would curb the import of military surplus weapons -- in a move that could anger collectors....Vice President Biden announced the new measures Thursday morning. The new rules, announced while Washington was otherwise focused on the crisis in Syria, took the form of executive actions, which President Obama added to the list of 23 steps the White House already determined the president could take on his own..."

And it appears that gun control measures that the Obama Administration cannot institute via congressional legislation, will be issued as decrees by way of Executive Orders.

"...the White House has completed or made significant progress on all but one of the 23 executive actions Obama had previously ordered in January..."

It is clear, that while the Obama argues the need for rebels of his choosing in a foreign country to be armed so they can oppose a tyrannical government, he yet continues his attempt to disarm Americans and to negate and remove from U.S. patriots their ability to defend themselves against tyranny here at home.

It is a factor highlighted by the controversy of U.S. further involvement in Syria, and one that is yet not getting the coverage it merits in media.

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