As the Obama Administration prepares to tighten access to guns, the President met Wednesday with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to help complete the executive order that would expand background checks on gun sales while closing the “gun show loophole”.
Bloomberg is only one of many gun control advocates the president has met with in recent weeks. The order, which is currently caught in a web of legal and administrative questions is currently without a timeline.
However, even as he works to chip away at another constitutional right, a new survey is showing falling support for a ban on assault weapons, which both Obama and Bloomberg are currently advocating as a means to prevent gun-related deaths. Hillary Clinton also pushed for an assault ban during a campaign speech earlier this week.
In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut, Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns group turned into Everytown for Gun Safety with the expectations of being able to stand against the NRA. The group spent millions, most of which came from Bloomberg’s own fortune, only to fall just short of their goals on several different occasions.
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Y’all know Bush Sr started al Qaeda and Bush Jr started ISIS. That’s not conspiracy theory – that’s the GOP in action. How come y’all don’t blast Reagan and Bush Sr for being pals with and funding Osama bin Laden?
Gary Horn has never met a Muslim. He may have never had sex. I’m 100% positive no woman as climaxed because of him.
Mr Obama why can’t u take a hint we are tired of u it’s not going to work don’t make us come to the White House and kick u out
Screw Obama and his minions. Larry Bernard
Mark e hijar, Joseph Marquis, you’re quite wrong along with burger. I hope they round you up first ! Of course when all hell breaks loose you guys and your ilk will want someone else to protect you.
Mouth Breathers all. Well regulated militia…that is all
Tony, You can come out from under your bed. How is anyone going to round up 300 million guns. Use some f$#king logic. My guns are in a gun safe so no one is going to come after them.
At least President Obama is trying to do something about the mass shootings Nobody else is helping. Everybody can have their guns and rifles but assault rifles should be out of the question for the general public
All of you are morons for believing all this BS.
I already called my congressman…. They said…OK we will be sure to pass your thoughts on this issue on…thank-you have a nice day…..tell me…what good does calling our congressman do…????…it seems like that was useless….my congressman still voted for Obama’s common sense gun law…