Obama Seeing Victims in Oregon Shooting
Before Obama goes to see the victims from the School shooting in Oregon he is taking executive action on gun background checks, after he called for Americans to turn gun control into a political issue in the wake of the shooting which happened October 2nd.
Obama met Friday October 9th with survivors and families of those killed in the attack at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. The gunman killed nine before killing himself.
The Washington Post reported that the White House is considering executive action that would compel background checks for "individuals who buy from dealers who sell a significant number of guns each year." Gun dealers would have to perform background checks and require the buyer to have a gun license.
“In terms of what I can do, I've asked my team, as I have in the past, to scrub what kinds of authorities do we have to enforce the laws that we have in place more effectively to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Are there additional actions that we can take that might prevent even a handful of these tragic deaths from taking place?” Obama said at the Oct. 1 news conference.
Previous gun control acts has been unsuccessful that Obama has been trying to pass due to previous school shootings. Obama wants to make gun control a political issue.
Written By,
Shaun Dubecky
Before Obama goes to see the victims from the School shooting in Oregon he is taking executive action on gun background checks, after he called for Americans to turn gun control into a political issue in the wake of the shooting which happened October 2nd.
Obama met Friday October 9th with survivors and families of those killed in the attack at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. The gunman killed nine before killing himself.
The Washington Post reported that the White House is considering executive action that would compel background checks for "individuals who buy from dealers who sell a significant number of guns each year." Gun dealers would have to perform background checks and require the buyer to have a gun license.
“In terms of what I can do, I've asked my team, as I have in the past, to scrub what kinds of authorities do we have to enforce the laws that we have in place more effectively to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Are there additional actions that we can take that might prevent even a handful of these tragic deaths from taking place?” Obama said at the Oct. 1 news conference.
Previous gun control acts has been unsuccessful that Obama has been trying to pass due to previous school shootings. Obama wants to make gun control a political issue.
Written By,
Shaun Dubecky