In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in which 12 children and 6 administrators were killed, President Obama announced that he is committed to reducing the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
He announced that Vice President Joe Biden will head an initiative to work with the white house cabinet as well outside organizations to come up with proposals to look at existing gun laws and identify opportunities for reform. 6 Months prior to the Newtown shooting, 12 people were killed and over 70 people shot in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
Amidst a growing consensus to look at existing
laws and identify opportunities forimprovement, many Americans support a ban on the sale of military style weapon as well as the sale of high capacity ammunition clips. Many Americans also support laws requiring background checks before being able to purchase a gun.
The president promised to use the powers of the white house to advance efforts at preventing more gun tragedies. However there is much opposition coming from gun rights advocates such as the National Rifle Association (NRA).
The NRA has been critical of any proposals to change any existing gun laws stating that it is a violation of the 2nd Amendment. However agreed to meet with Vice President Biden to be a part of the discussion.
President Obama said that several things will be put on the table including a culture of violence, education and mental health issues.
It was no surprise that the National Rifle Association (NRA)did not feel that anything was accomplished on Thursday,
January 10, during their meeting with Joe Biden and the Gun Task Force which included Attorney General Eric Holder, law enforcement officials, people from the entertainment industry, victims violence advocates, and gun rights activists.
The NRA released a statement that partially read that they were “disappointed” that the meeting did not produce any viable solutions or present any polices that would stop gun violence or protect children, but in essence “attacked the Second Amendment.”
They stated that they feel they went into the meeting optimistically expecting to talk about issues such as “keeping our children safe, school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids, and the collapse of federal prosecution of violent criminals.” But stated that “this Task Force spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms owners, honest, taxpaying, hardworking Americans”, whom they feel are being blamed for the actions of “criminals and madman.”
The NRA plans to go forward with their own agenda in which they will meet with both parties of members of congress who want to talk about solutions they feel will work.
Vice President Biden is scheduled to present President Obama with his recommendations on Tuesday, January 15th. He stated that “the President is definitely going to act. There are executive orders, there’s executive action that can be taken,” he added.
He announced that Vice President Joe Biden will head an initiative to work with the white house cabinet as well outside organizations to come up with proposals to look at existing gun laws and identify opportunities for reform. 6 Months prior to the Newtown shooting, 12 people were killed and over 70 people shot in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
Amidst a growing consensus to look at existing
laws and identify opportunities forimprovement, many Americans support a ban on the sale of military style weapon as well as the sale of high capacity ammunition clips. Many Americans also support laws requiring background checks before being able to purchase a gun.
The president promised to use the powers of the white house to advance efforts at preventing more gun tragedies. However there is much opposition coming from gun rights advocates such as the National Rifle Association (NRA).
The NRA has been critical of any proposals to change any existing gun laws stating that it is a violation of the 2nd Amendment. However agreed to meet with Vice President Biden to be a part of the discussion.
President Obama said that several things will be put on the table including a culture of violence, education and mental health issues.
It was no surprise that the National Rifle Association (NRA)did not feel that anything was accomplished on Thursday,
January 10, during their meeting with Joe Biden and the Gun Task Force which included Attorney General Eric Holder, law enforcement officials, people from the entertainment industry, victims violence advocates, and gun rights activists.
The NRA released a statement that partially read that they were “disappointed” that the meeting did not produce any viable solutions or present any polices that would stop gun violence or protect children, but in essence “attacked the Second Amendment.”
They stated that they feel they went into the meeting optimistically expecting to talk about issues such as “keeping our children safe, school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids, and the collapse of federal prosecution of violent criminals.” But stated that “this Task Force spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms owners, honest, taxpaying, hardworking Americans”, whom they feel are being blamed for the actions of “criminals and madman.”
The NRA plans to go forward with their own agenda in which they will meet with both parties of members of congress who want to talk about solutions they feel will work.
Vice President Biden is scheduled to present President Obama with his recommendations on Tuesday, January 15th. He stated that “the President is definitely going to act. There are executive orders, there’s executive action that can be taken,” he added.
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