Citing shootings, Obama says must 'go back at' gun-control push

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

http://news.yahoo.com/citing-shootin...031147446.html
Reuters
Jeff Mason 13 hours ago

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington
.U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards …
.By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged supporters on Saturday to "go back at it" and pursue gun-control measures after mass shootings in Washington and Chicago in the past week put the spotlight back onto the problem of gun violence in the United States.

Obama made passing tough gun laws a top priority after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, in December, stunning the nation.

But Congress rejected his proposals to restrict sales of certain types of guns and require greater background checks. Gun-rights groups opposed the measures, saying they would infringe on Americans' constitutional rights.

"We fought a good fight earlier this year, but we came up short, and that means we've got to get back up and go back at it," Obama told an awards dinner for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

"As long as there are those who fight to make it as easy as possible for dangerous people to get their hands on guns, then we've got to work as hard as possible for the sake of our children ... to do more work to make it harder," he said to applause.

The Obama administration has largely moved on to other priorities since the gun measures were defeated in Congress, but a recent spate of shootings has brought the issue back into the headlines.

Last Monday, a government contractor killed 12 people during rampage at the Washington Navy Yard before police killed him in a gun battle.

^^^^^^ This stinking bastard is at it again! The man is an avowed enemy of this nation... I pray for the day that he meets true justice..-Tyr

[Arbo]

Hopefully enough Americans are awake enough (at least on this issue) that they never allow our government to pass MORE meaningless laws that will never stop mass shootings.

[aboutime]

^^^^^^ This stinking bastard is at it again! The man is an avowed enemy of this nation... I pray for the day that he meets true justice..-Tyr

TYR. That can't happen. Obama will never meet true justice as long as he ignores the laws of the land, the constitution, and keeps lying until everyone finally believes his lies.

[Arbo]

What is 'true justice', and what is the sentence for it?

[logroller]

What is 'true justice', and what is the sentence for it?

I'd say we put his presidential library in the 57th state.

No doubt this should reignite the gun control debate; especially its resounding failure in those areas which have the most gun control.