
Obama to impose new gun control curbs next week
By Juliet Eilperin January 1 at 3:35 PM
HONOLULU — President Obama will press ahead with a set of executive actions on guns next week despite growing concerns in the U.S. over terrorism that have dampened some Americans’ enthusiasm for tighter firearms restrictions, according to several individuals briefed on the matter.
The president will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to finalize a series of new gun control measures, according to several individuals who asked for anonymity because the plan was not yet public, and announce his package of proposals shortly after that.
One of the main proposals Obama is poised to adopt–expanding new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers -enjoys overwhelming public support: a Quinnipiac University poll in December found 89 percent supported background checks at gun shows and for online sales.
But Obama’s executive actions also come as Americans have become more fearful about the prospect of terrorist strikes and have voiced an openness to having ordinary citizens carry guns.
You get dozens of comments about BS village issues but not one for something as serious as this. I’m convinced all the conservatives have moved away and all we have left is liberal a-holes who follow along like lemmings.
It’s not a gun grab. There’s nothing wrong with expanding background checks and closing things like the gun show loophole.
That reminds me…when in God’s name will they finish the boondoggle in progress on Rivervale Road…?