'US President Barack Obama backs bid to reinstate assault-weapons ban'

President Barack Obama supports Senator Dianne Feinstein's effort to craft legislation to reinstate an assault-weapons ban, the White House said on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama supports US Senator Dianne Feinstein's effort to craft legislation to reinstate an assault-weapons ban and would also back any law to close a loophole in gun-show sales, White House spokesman Jay Carney has said.

Mr Carney offered some of the first specifics on how Mr Obama intends to make good on his promise to address gun violence in the aftermath of a shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that killed 27 people, including 20 children.

"He is actively supportive of for example Senator Feinstein's stated intent to revise a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault-weapons ban. He supports and would support legislation that addresses the problem of the so called gun show loophole and there are other elements of gun law legislation, gun legislation that he could support," Whitehouse spokesman Jay Carney said.

Mr Obama had called for action at a Sunday night prayer vigil in Newtown, and Democratic lawmakers have sought a new push for US gun restrictions.



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[Tphillips025]

Obama is a criminal and a traitor

[pathwarden219]

the killer shot those kids on a gun free zone, what is the white house talking about?

[Paul Smiley-Oyen]

Pravda Warns: Americans never give up your guns!!

Now Our President is going LEFT of the Russian Communist State!

Quote from "America Never Give Up Your Guns", in Pravda; 12.28.2012:

"These days, there are few few things to admire about the socialist, bankrupt and culturally degenerating USA, but at least so far, one thing remains: the right to bare arms and use deadly force to defend one's self and possessions."

[ihytag]

The "Rattlesnake" is mean as fuck and we ain't about to give shit up. We aren't apathetic and credulous like the brits and aussies, hell no. We need our tyrant defense devices. Department of 2nd Amendment Security life member. I always, would rather have guns and not need them, than to need them and NOT have them. Peace and gun grease, fellow Patriots!

[mowdak1]

Connecticut has an Assault Weapons ban in place. That program worked really well didn't it?

[TwistedTc]

Funny how columbine happened during the middle of the last assault weapons ban...one law change isn't going to do a damn thing.

-Feinstein said her legislation will outlaw the sale, import and manufacture of more than 100 different firearms, including "semiautomatic rifles, handguns and shotguns that can accept a detachable magazine and semiautomatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept more than ten rounds"

-I would rather get shot with a 9mm than a 45 revolver.

[MrArod187]

This was bound to happen all along. He was just waiting for the perfect moment/excuse. Why the fuck isn't he that quick to jump up and fix our economy?

[christianz2010]

Crime will go up if you ban guns. Look at these videos.(open another youtube page)

Gun prohibition history

Uk gun ban

Australia gun ban

penn and teller gun ban