In an interview Friday morning, Florida Sen. “This time, in the city of San Bernardino…” is how the BBC’s correspondent James Cook introduced news footage that showed officers wheeling a body on stretcher away from the Inland Regional Center.
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On Sunday, Hillary Clinton slammed Republicans for not being serious about protecting Americans from terrorism.
Which leaves us here: Thirty governors have said they don’t want Syrian refugees in their states for fear there might be terrorists among them, even though these refugees have gone through a major vetting process. Check. Without a doubt we need to be way better at recognizing who is suffering from mental illness, who among that population might be a threat to themselves or others, and offer supports for them to reduce the chances of horrific violence.
More than 40 percent of all 2015’s mass shootings didn’t kill anybody.
The mass shooting in San Bernardino may have been the bloodiest in the U.S.in almost three years, but for many around the world – accustomed to all-too-frequent dispatches about gun violence in America – it was hard to be shocked. But proposals for tighter domestic security measures or expanded intelligence gathering powers are politically fraught.
Obama has tried to walk a fine line in the discussion in, mindful of an ongoing investigation and shifting circumstances.
Briefing reporters, FBI Director James Comey said the two suspects showed signs of radicalization but were not part of a broader network.
Schumer said gun control is an issue Senate Democrats will return to repeatedly in the coming weeks and months.
Obama used the address to renew his calls for this latest mass shooting to prompt a rethink on gun laws that allow virtually any adult to buy deadly weapons and munitions. “This is another tragic reminder that here in America it’s way too easy for risky people to get their hands on a gun”.
Following Wednesday’s attack, President Obama called on the federal government to take steps that would “make it make it harder, not impossible, but harder to individuals to get access to weapon”. An act of evil unfolded in California. We need to figure out how to help people see a ray of light, a bit of hope, in what can often be perceived as a hopeless situation. And all of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism, radical Islamic terrorism here at home.
Republicans also have had to adjust their message.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from CT, where 20 children and six teachers died in a 2012 elementary school shooting, criticized Republicans for voting on repealing Obamacare rather than approving gun control measures. “It’s the community – the people here seem supportive of each other”, O’Rourke said. The president could take executive actions on gun laws, including a more scrutinized background-check required for gun sellers.
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But some his fellow Republicans vying for the White House were not. Emerging details about the San Bernardino shooters’ backgrounds – including links to self-radicalization and ISIS ties – could also wind up obscuring a renewed gun control push with new focus on tracking and monitoring potential terrorists.
