“The only thing that's going to change is public opinion. If public opinion does not demand change in Congress, it will not change,” he admonished. “I've initiated over 20 executive actions to try to tighten up some of the rules and the laws, but the bottom line is ... we don't have enough tools right now to really make as big of a dent as we need to.”
Obama underlined that Australia had sharply tightened its gun laws and has not had a mass shooting in recent years. "We have a different tradition. We have a Second Amendment. We have historically respected gun rights. I respect gun rights," he insisted.
But America needs “a fundamental shift in public opinion” and for voters inclined to back tougher gun restrictions to be as passionate as those who champion gun rights, the president said.
“Until that's a view that people feel passionately about and are willing to go after folks who don't vote reflecting those values — until that happens, sadly, not much is going to change,” he said.
Obama also took issue with those who argue that the problem is less guns than mental illness.
“The United States does not have a monopoly on crazy people,” he said. “And yet we kill each other in these mass shootings at rates that are exponentially higher than any place else. Well, what's the difference? The difference is ... these guys can stack up a bunch of ammunition in their houses. And that's sort of par for the course.”
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-on-mass-...221406240.html
As always, the regime plays on theatrical emotions and diverts to its agenda, equating guns with murder.
Criminals by definition don't obey law so how do gun laws effect criminals?
They don't save for in the positive; as all criminals prefer a disarmed victim.
This includes criminals in political office as well as those on the street.
Maybe America should be ashamed of her president.
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Originally Posted by Aggressive Perfector
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