Obama wants ban on assault weapons - ‘Skeptical’ about idea of guns in schools

Washington Times ^ | December 30, 2012 | Ben Wolfgang

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The national debate over gun control may have been pushed to the back burner in favor of the “fiscal cliff” battle, but President Obama remains committed to confronting the issue no matter the resistance from gun owners and the National Rifle Association.

In a rare appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Mr. Obama expressed strong support for a reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons, outlawing high-capacity clips and a better system of background checks for those seeking to buy firearms.

He’s long supported those ideas, as have many Democrats, but the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has taken the conversation to new heights.

“That was the worst day of my presidency and it’s not something I want to see repeated,” Mr. Obama said of the massacre, which claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and seven adults, before the killer, Adam Lanza, shot himself.

The tragedy immediately ignited strong emotions from both sides of the gun debate. Democrats quickly clamored for stricter gun laws, citing Newtown as the last straw in a string of other mass killings including those in Aurora, Colo., and Oak Creek, Wis.

The NRA, a prime target of those seeking to limit gun rights, responded with its own plan to put armed security guards at every school in the United States. Several prominent Republicans, including Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, have suggested arming teachers as a last line of defense.

Mr. Obama, while not flatly rejecting those plans, does not appear open to them.

“I’m not going to prejudge the recommendations that are given to me,” Mr. Obama said. “I am skeptical that the only answer is putting more guns in schools.”...

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[Gator113]

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[Gator113]

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