The White House and Barack Obama is considering issuing an executive order for mandatory background checks for all gun purchases, while admitting that background checks would do nothing to prevent future mass shooters.
As several gun control measures proposed by Democrats were shot down in the Senate yesterday, the White House continues to look to a possible executive order that would change the meaning of the existing law to force all gun sales, even private ones, to go through the background check system.
It is unclear how this would be enforced. Currently, it is estimated that upwards of 40% of guns that change hands, do so without background checks. Many are not even sales.
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When asked Thursday if he believed that Obama’s proposed executive action on background checks would have prevented the massacre, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said, “Of course not.”
ABC News reporter Jon Karl asked, “Did [Obama] have any indication… if Congress instituted stronger background checks, it would have prevented this incident?”
Earnest responded, “In this incident, of course not.”
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The reporter kept on at Earnest, asking him why the White House continually says it makes sense to institute more background checks, while admitting that would do nothing to prevent mass shootings.
“The president made these comments specifically when asked about this shooting. So I’m wondering why he kind of immediate fell back to Congress needs to pass more gun legislation.” Karl stated.
“Because the president is determined to ensure that these kinds of incidents of mass shootings aren’t considered routine, and he’s determined to press Congress at every turn to take steps –” Earnest said.
“But you just acknowledged that his proposal wouldn’t have done anything to prevent this incident,” Karl replied
Earnest then again claimed ”we are talking about future incidents,” and added that there are “too many members of Congress that are terrified of the NRA.”
Source: Info Wars
Joshua Earnest seemed a little harried while falling back on the old Liberal adage that the NRA is responsible for all gun owners and legislation in the country and is at fault for any and all of the shootings which occur. The White House seems a little desperate to push their agenda through without much analysis. I wonder why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHoSOojnPvU
Source: Infowars
Absolutely correct!
No it is not there are too many members of Congress that are terrified of the NRA there are so many members of Congress that agree with the NRA the NRA is so strong because so many Americans agree with the NRA.
A recent Congressional investigation revealed that 72 employees of the Department of Homeland Security appeared on the terrorist watch list. A recent audit of TSA security procedures at multiple airports resulted in a 95% fail rate. Maybe the President ought to get his own house in order before he further restricts law-abiding citizens.
As if that’s going to make people safer. All gun control does is create more victims.
Why are other Muslim’s not helping??
Saudi Arabia Has 100,000 Tents for 3 Million People Sitting Empty, Taking Zero Refugees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl_62qogKx4
You can’t have our guns. Not enough to take them. No Tierney are dictatorship for the US