Today Obama proposed 10 Big strategies to combat gun
violence plus 23 executive orders he will sign immediately to more thoroughly implement
gun violence reduction legislation already on the books.
The BIG strategies that will require new legislation are:
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Require criminal background checks for all gun
sales.
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Reinstate and strengthen the assault weapons
ban.
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Restore the 10-round limit on ammunition
magazines.
·
Protect police by finishing the job of getting
rid of armor-piercing bullets.
·
Give law enforcement additional tools to prevent
and prosecute gun crime including closing loopholes in gun trafficking laws and
provide stiff penalties for “straw purchasers”.
·
End the freeze on gun violence research.
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Provide additional funding to make our schools
safer with more school resource officers and school counselors, safer climates,
and better emergency response plans.
·
Help ensure that young people get the mental
health treatment they need by, among other things, providing training for
teachers to detect and respond to mental illness in children and adults to
ensure that they get referrals for treatment.
All of these are reasonable proposals for gun safety that are supported by the
majority of Americans. None of these proposals will prevent law abiding Americans from owning guns for sport, hunting or self-defense or limit their legitimate rights under the 2nd Amendment. While these proposals will not eliminate gun violence in our country, they will save lives and reduce or make more difficult the ability for deranged individuals to commit mass murders like in Newtown.
Expect the right-wing, NRA, gun nuts to
go crazy and accuse Obama of destroying the Constitution and commiting an impeachable offense against God and country. Expect the Republicans in the House to do all they can to prevent these gun safety measures from taking affect.
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