During his speech Tuesday, the President became emotional, recalling mass shootings-especially at Sandy Hook Elementary School, an event which took the lives of 20 children and staff.
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BERMAN: Look, but he says he respects the Second Amendment, and if you look at the actions he has taken, even the ones several years ago that were steeper than this.
Sanders said the gun show in Belton this weekend will not be any different than previous events.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the hosts of Fox & Friends on Wednesday that emotion President Barack Obama showed during a press conference about gun deaths was “sincere”.
Under the changes, the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will issue guidelines meant to narrow exceptions to a system that requires sellers to check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whether buyers have criminal records, are charged with crimes or have mental health conditions that would bar them from owning a gun. “He needs to go through Congress, Congress is the one who makes the laws”.
He says his actions are consistent to with the constitutional right to bear arms and also notes that he taught constitutional law. But licensed dealers at gun shows still have to carry out background checks.
Concerns for gun-buying restrictions are the main reason behind the rise in gun sales, according to an analysis of federal background check data by The New York Times.
The government hopes by helping people get the proper mental care they need, it will help keep guns out of the hands of the wrong people.
A tearful Obama said in a public address on Tuesday that he is taking executive action to enforce stricter gun control.
At the centerpiece of Obama’s plan is a broader definition of gun dealers that must register and conduct background checks. “His executive order will no doubt be challenged in the courts”.
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Yet, some Grand Valley residents feel the president has gone too far, and believe this is just the beginning, of what may be a major infringement on Second Amendment rights.
