A Rasmussen Poll released this morning shows that most Americans oppose Obama’s latest march against the Second Amendment.
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“This just makes it a little harder for the people who are buying between friends”, said Andrew Sypien, with Defender Outdoors.
“I’m only going to be here for another year”, he said. 20% of voters responded “not sure” to the question.
The United States has an annual average of over 32,000 gun-related deaths.
Pushing back in real time on Twitter, the NRA said that “none of the president’s orders would have stopped any of the recent mass shootings”, such as those in San Bernardino and Sandy Hook, to which Obama tearfully referred while unveiling the new laws on Tuesday. “He used it as an opportunity to impose more gun control on law abiding Americans”.
OBAMA: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is “a law enforcement agency working under the FBI that is doing enormous work in going after criminals and drug cartels, and have a pretty risky job, so it’s not as if doing background checks or auditing gun sales is all that they’re doing”. According to Deadline, he went on to say that conspiracy theorists have accused him of wanting to strip everyone of their guns.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was keen to have a discussion with anyone, including those who believe he is infringing on their constitutional right to bear arms.
The National Rifle Association may have opted to sit out on CNN’s televised town hall with President Obama on Thursday night, but that didn’t stop the organization from tuning in.
Devon Flynn, chairman of the College Republicans at George Mason, said the seemingly one-sided nature of the event is leaving many wondering if Obama’s legislation will be a true bipartisan effort. Pennsylvania physicians encourage President Obama to continue to support and expand public health campaigns that address the important aspects of gun safety nationwide.
Clinton, Sanders bat for it The two leading Democratic candidates for President, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, expressed support for the executive actions, making it unlikely that Obama’s ultimatum would affect a member of Obama’s party.
The town hall meeting was hosted by CNN and moderated by Anderson Cooper.
Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, a pro-gun political action committee, questioned parts of Obama’s policy that Parades said redefines who is considered a gun dealer.
Then Obama recollected the conversation he had once with Michelle while they were campaigning for presidency.
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Obama acknowledged the decline in violent crime, but he challenged the notion that it was because of higher gun ownership.
