“But the fact is that President Obama’s proposals would not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned”.
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In response to the action, Arizona Representative Mark Finchem vowed to fight against Obama’s executive actions on gun control by introducing a bill that aims to maintain gun ownership laws. Hundreds more Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents will join the agency to track illegal sales. “We do not accept this carnage as the price of freedom”. And now, those receiving Social Security benefits – and deemed unable to manage those benefits – will be prohibited from purchasing a gun.
As part of the new actions taken by the federal government, all gun dealers will have to be licensed, conduct back ground checks and make the back ground check system more efficient. “I don’t believe that”. I mean I’m down with that.
“You know you’ve got people that are anxious”.
Devin Shelbarger said he’s all for expanded gun control. “You have the right to protect yourself and in this society today we do need that right”.
At Sumner County’s busy Guns and Leather store, more than a few people paused to watch President Obama order changes to the nation’s gun laws. And the president doesn’t want to address that. “Instead of working with Congress he tries to go around Congress. That is not within his authority he should not be doing it”, said Hoeven. I think they have a right to be.
Dougherty said one way to do that would be to give families across the country better tools to help them deal with loved ones who are mentally ill, before they hurt themselves or others.
“They gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage, but they can not hold America hostage”, Obama said during a news conference.
Executive Orders by law are supposed to implement was Congress has already talked about, Langton said.
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The White House said it is issuing a “presidential memorandum” to the departments of Defence, Justice and Homeland Security to increase research into reducing accidental discharges of guns, unauthorized use of firearms and the tracing of lost or stolen guns.
