The White House invited victims of gun violence to join the president for his announcement, which brought a quick rebuke by Republicans, including members of Utah’s federal delegation, who sniped at Obama’s use of his executive authority.
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Albert says the President has the right in issues of a national emergency to issue an executive order with gun violence falling in that category. Virginia Tech in 2007 and as we just mentioned, in August at my station WDBJ7. But if he’s going to put additional enforcement in closing the ‘gun show loophole, ‘ why isn’t he putting additional enforcement to closing the loophole that allows insurance companies to deny those with mental illness the care that they so desperately need? He insisted it was possible to uphold the Second Amendment while doing something to tackle the frequency of mass shootings in the US that he said had become “the new normal”.
“Right now we’re basically helping them [criminals]”, Bonavia said.
He added: “The gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage but they can’t hold America hostage”.
Robert Rael, a federally licensed gun dealer for over 25 years who is a regular at Eddy County gun shows, said the changes in gun laws are superficial at best. Still others say, new laws are not needed.
As for red flags raised in regard to mental issues, adjudicated mental issues, meaning those decided by a judge, would show up.
“And you know, imagine what would have happened had Virginia reported the mental state of the shooter in Blacksburg down at Virginia Tech”, the Vice President said.
Biden admits these measures are modest.
“If we open up the community to accept the fact that people, their mental health will fluctuate over time, so that they can access treatment when they need it, then we can reduce the risk that people won’t get treatment when they’re at high risk”, Dr. Williams.
“Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad”, Obama said. “If you’re going to do that we ought to at least give the deer a Kevlar vest or something to give him an even chance. So I think the president needs to be consistent here”.
Despite the president’s renewed push for regulation, business wasn’t any more brisk Tuesday than it has been since the terrorist attack in San Bernardino last month, Clayton said.
“I just wish people out there – they don’t really have all the information”, she said.
O’Reilly did not say whether background checks should be performed on citizens before they exercise their First Amendment rights of free speech or free religion, nor did he say whether background checks should be performed before exercising the Third and Fourth Amendment rights to private property and security in that property.
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She says that’s where that $500 million would come in, but she says that money is only a start.
