According to the Washington Post report they spoke a number of members of the Obama administration all saying that the President is giving serious consideration acting on this issue.
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The president is considering actions to force smaller gun sellers to conduct background checks. In August that year, Obama closed two gun sale loopholes through executive authority, subjecting gun purchases by corporations and trusts to background checks and banning nearly all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities.
“I do not believe an executive order’s going to solve any problems here”, Louisiana Rep. John Fleming told Sinclair Broadcasting. It makes no sense for an individual to own 15 different guns, and no one questions the goal of an arsenal of guns. The Oregon shooting is the 45th mass shooting this year.
Criminals don’t buy guns at gun shows or at local gun stores.
They’re calling for mandatory background checks on all gun sales.
“This is a classic situation in which a politician bases a statement on a study, but then exaggerated the conclusions to justify a policy.”
“As a black man, I am especially sensitive to the Second Amendment”, he said.
Clarke also noted that a few of the great black leaders of the post-Civil War era recognized that the right to bear arms was critical for blacks being able to truly secure their freedom. The National Rifle Association also continues to respond with frustration at what they feel are threats to the Second Amendment. “They deserve action”, Wyden said.
Another week, another mass murder in the United States. I have grave reservations about this.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work was awarded a grant from a White House Initiative called “Now Is the Time to Do Something About Gun Violence”. “And you’re supposed to fire back in a crowded dark theater?”
In the wake of the shooting, a visibly angry Obama said that thoughts and prayers are no longer enough and that changes to the nation’s gun laws are needed. That suggests to us that his agenda just might include gun confiscations if people don’t meekly turn them in. He noted how America has been through mass shootings “too many times”.
Rather, we all suffer from a culture that increasingly values domination over cooperation, intimidation over nurturance, violence over life. Simply ignore the person.
“You know, the NRA’s position reminds me of negotiating with the Iranians or the Communists”, she said. “But it is part of the American mythological experience that gun ownership is central to our identity as a country”.
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“And the fact is there are a lot of things that can be done that don’t undermine the basic constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans”, Earnest said.
