Obama says America ‘should be ashamed’ of its gun laws\ (2md Amendment trashing)

wash times ^ | 6/11/14 | b wolfgang

[bestintxas]

Calling the failure to pass gun-control laws the biggest frustration of his time in office, President Obama on Tuesday said America “should be ashamed” of its gun laws, decried the type of violence seen again Tuesday at an Oregon school, and praised a country that more or less banned all long guns.

Speaking to Tumblr founder David Karp, Mr. Obama said the U.S. does not conform to the rest of the “advanced, developed” world when it comes to gun laws, resurrecting his plea for restrictions on the sale of firearms. He also disputed the notion that mental illness is solely to blame, saying other nations do not experience mass shootings and the U.S. doesn’t “have a monopoly on crazy people.”

“My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage. We’re the only developed country on earth where this happens. And it happens now once a week. And it’s a one-day story. There’s no place else like this,” the president said.

He then went on to praise a country that had outright banned and imposed a mandatory buyback on almost all long guns, including semi-automatic weapons and shotguns.

“A couple of decades ago Australia had a mass shooting similar to Columbine or Newtown, and Australia just said, ‘Well, that’s it. We’re not doing — we’re not seeing that again,’ and basically imposed very severe, tough gun laws, and they haven’t had a mass shooting since. I mean, our levels of gun violence are off the charts. There’s no other advanced, developed country on earth that would put up with this,” he said.

[Eva]

What America should be ashamed of is our President, Barack Obama.

[Eva]

What America should be ashamed of is our President, Barack Obama.

[ctdonath2]

He ends with the recurring comment "i am prepared to work with anybody, including responsible sportsmen and gun owners, to craft some solutions, but right now its not possible to get even the mildest restrictions thru Congress". They want solutions? no, they want their solutions, totally opposed to what the other side considers even the "mildest restrictions" (like "anyone who has passed every conceivable background check should not be incarcerated for mundane carry"). If they won't budge, we won't budge; we've already conceded too much - their turn now.

[Osage Orange]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwgCXC3dsZw

[Osage Orange]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwgCXC3dsZw