“Reinstate the assault weapons ban (and) make it harder for terrorists to use these weapons to kill us”, Obama was quoted as saying at a press conference, warning that without such a ban, “these kinds of events are going to keep on happening”.
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On Monday morning, each of the NY dailies predictably focused their cover stories on the Orlando massacre from early Sunday morning that left 50 people dead in a gay night club.
The dealer who sold Omar Mateen the guns used in Sunday’s slaughter called the terrorist “evil” but said all laws were followed to the letter in selling the guns to Mateen.
Clinton also said the US should remove from the streets such “weapons of war” as the AR-15, which was used in Orlando and Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in CT in 2012.
President Barack Obama delivers a statement after a meeting with his national security team at the Treasury Department in Washington on June 14, 2016.
Grayson said he intends to introduce the bill after giving other lawmakers the opportunity to become original co-sponsors on the provision.
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President Obama issued a haunting warning about the possibility of an ISIS gun attack – just days before the horrific nightclub shooting in Orlando. “This is a time to stand together and resolve to do everything we can to defend our communities and country”. Both guns were purchased legally, Xinhua reported.
Congress banned their manufacture for 10 years, from 1994 to 2004.
“Out of 300 million people, there are going to be some individuals who find for whatever reason that kind of disgusting propaganda enticing, and if that happens and that person can get a weapon, that’s a problem”, Obama said.
Researchers have disagreed on whether the ban had a modest impact on gun crime, or none at all.
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Orlando police shot and killed Mateen. In addition to her support for an assault weapons ban, she also said Americans should be able to agree that “if the Federal Bureau of Investigation is watching you for a suspected terrorist link, you shouldn’t be able to just go buy a gun with no questions asked”. Gallup polls have shown that from 1990 to 2014, more and more Americans believe in their Second Amendment rights.
