Posted on 01/31/2011 6:59:22 PM PST by neverdem
WASHINGTON — Administration officials say that President Obama, largely silent about gun control since the Tucson shooting carnage, will address the issue soon, potentially reopening a long-dormant debate on one of the nation’s most politically volatile issues.
The officials did not indicate what measures, if any, Mr. Obama might support; with Republicans in control of the House and many Democrats fearful of the gun lobby’s power, any legislation faces long odds for passage. Among the skeptics is the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada.
Still, Mr. Obama has come under increased pressure to speak out from gun-control advocates, including urban Democrats in Congress and liberal activists and editorial writers. They would like him to at least support a bill that would restore an expired federal ban on the sort of high-capacity ammunition magazine that was used in the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson that killed six people and injured 13, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat of Arizona.
The advocates, including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York, were critical after Mr. Obama did not propose any measures in his State of the Union address Tuesday night to address gun violence. In interviews since, senior White House advisers have said without specifics that Mr. Obama would address the issue in coming weeks, though just how has not been decided.
“I wouldn’t rule out that at some point the president talks about the issues surrounding gun violence,” Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, told reporters on Wednesday. “I don’t have a timetable or, obviously, what he would say.”
David Axelrod, a senior adviser to the president, separately told reporters that Mr. Obama would “no doubt” speak out before long.
Mr. Bloomberg, who is co-chairman of a group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, said in his weekly radio address on...
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“Cairo will look like a teddy bears picnic.”
Exactly we’ll make DC look like 1788 Paris.
Let Barry open mouth and insert foot. Let him alienate even more voters.
I suspect it will be changing ATF rules or an executive order. Laws won’t work right now.
Exactly. The "Fourth Estate" will not be denied. Amazingly, the Executive and Legislative branches of our government are giving ground. I've believed that the mainstream media was at the top of our Domestic Enemies list for around ten years now.
This, above all else, must chance.
Let him do an executive order and watch him get his a$$ impeached faster than crap can go through a goose.
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Amen and nationalize the “home is your castle defense” along with stringent tort reform that takes power away from loonie lefty lawyers literally lactating at large litigation awards.
That should go over big in the religion forum.
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
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Thanks for your links.
The UN thing is the one that Hillary was pushing. I also believe that there was talk about putting us under some sort of international police scrutiny as well.
Speaking of the situation in Egypt. It comes from the Ayatollah Khomeini’s playbook on how to throw out the semi democratic current leader and replace it with a theocracy. I was there and saw all of it first hand. The Muslims will not rest until all of the ME is theirs.
And neither will Obama.
They need to take the fight to the liberals. Come out on offense and dare the Liberals to vote against it.
Darn, now my ammo budget is going up again.
BTW, I’m, picking up a couple more 30 ROUND magazines for my AR. How do ya like them apples Barry?
Obozo’s not going to have a discussion about gun control. Obozo, with the stroke of a pen, will eliminate our rights to keep and bear arms. That’s what I’m expecting from this POS.
Strange turn of a phrase. Brings a very icky image to mind. Maybe "salivating" would be more suitable.
Congress ony needs to offer budget funds for necessary programs. They can even right exclusionary language in the bills to keep the libs from misusing what funds are authorized. Defund the entire EPA gang. Parts of the ATF, Parts of the Obama army of czars. They can’t be paid without a budget and that my friends is up to the republican held congress.
I totally agree.
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