They are simply more loyal to gun lobbyists than our children.
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One in 20 guns advertised through Armslist a year ago was linked to an unlicensed seller who had listed at least 25 guns, according to recent research published by Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control group backed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
He also wanted to calm fears that this wasn’t a gun seizure.
The president also called for the hiring of more than 230 additional examiners and other staff to process the millions of background checks received annually. Hill said they sometimes see a bump in sales after a politician, mainly President Barack Obama, gives a speech about passing more laws for regulating the sales of guns.
“Meanwhile since Missouri repealed a law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchase permits, gun deaths have increased to nearly 50% higher than the national average”.
The president’s order would, among other actions, require anyone selling guns to be federally licensed and run background checks on potential buyers, including those selling firearms online or at gun shows. “It won’t happen during this Congress. It won’t happen during my presidency”. The man, Radcliffe Haughton, was able to buy the gun even though a judge had issued a restraining order days earlier that should have made him ineligible.
“I believe the president is exceeding his authority as chief executive”, said Feehan.
This hasn’t been the first step in some slippery slope to mass confiscation.
“I reject that thinking”, Obama said.
“He exploited everyone in the room to promote something he knows nothing about”, said Caso’s Gun-A-Rama’s owner Frank Caso, referring to Obama’s announcement yesterday at the White House. “We maybe can’t save everybody, but we could save some”. The centerpiece is new federal guidance that seeks to clarify who is “in the business” of selling firearms and has to get a federal license.
Still, Obama readily concedes the executive steps will be challenged in court. The White House asserted confidence Obama was acting legally, and said Justice Department and White House lawyers had worked diligently to ensure the steps were watertight.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was perhaps Obama’s harshest critic, accusing the president of attempting to take away Americans’ guns.
Gov. Jay Inslee will announce a public health initiative Wednesday that will focus on mental health and guns.
An Associated Press review shows that Obama’s executive actions would have had no impact in keeping weapons from suspects in several of the deadliest incidents, including Newtown, Connecticut; San Bernardino, California; and Aurora, Colorado. The Republican field vowed to annul the whole package, with Marco Rubio claiming “Obama is obsessed with undermining the Second Amendment”.
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We need to take guns out of the hands of criminals; however, the President’s executive overreach infringing upon our Second Amendment rights would do nothing to prevent violence perpetrated by criminals and only make it more hard for law-abiding citizens to obtain firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones.
