Obama uses executive power to move gun control agenda forward
Source: The
Obama uses executive power to move gun control agenda forward
By Jordy Yager - 03/29/13 06:00 AM ET
President Obama is quietly moving forward on gun control.
The president has used his executive powers to bolster the national background check system, jumpstart government research on the causes of gun violence and create a million-dollar ad campaign aimed at safe gun ownership.
The executive steps will give federal law enforcement officials access to more data about guns and their owners, help keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, and lay the groundwork for future legislative efforts.
It is unclear whether the National Rifle Association will challenge any of the executive actions in court. A spokesman for the NRA did not return a request for comment.
The moves, which have not been widely touted by the administration, come as Obama ups his pressure on Congress to take action on gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. The Senate is expected to begin floor consideration of legislation when it returns in April.
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Botany
(70,483 posts)Screw the NRA!
Myrina
(12,296 posts)If he was really serious about doing something ... that would be atop the list.
premium
(3,731 posts)Only the Congress can do that.
He can issue an EO to ban the importation of foreign weapons, but that ship has sailed, most of those style weapons are now manufactured here.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)"made in the USA" now. About the only thing, too
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Make people bear witness to the carnage and not avert their gaze.
vkkv
(3,384 posts)The problem is not gun 'control', it is GUNS.
The controlling of or the lack of controlling guns isn't what is killing people.
Guns are killing people.