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rsexaminer

(321 posts)
Fri Jan 1, 2016, 05:17 PM Jan 2016

New details released on Obama's major executive action on gun control

President Obama announced on Friday morning that he will take major steps through executive action to curb gun violence in the United States. As Republicans' heads spin, new details have been released about exactly what Obama will do.

http://www.examiner.com/article/new-details-released-on-obama-s-major-executive-action-on-gun-control

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New details released on Obama's major executive action on gun control (Original Post) rsexaminer Jan 2016 OP
So I guess this may cause some progressive Obama bashers to go into hibernation still_one Jan 2016 #1
Nary detail in that article....did he or didn't he give details? pipoman Jan 2016 #2
I think it would be easy, just do not allow anyone but police to have anything less than .50 caliber LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #3
Unconstitutional madville Jan 2016 #5
I think "major steps" is a stretch madville Jan 2016 #4
It wouldn't but the gun control advocates are so desperate for a win, GGJohn Jan 2016 #6

still_one

(92,116 posts)
1. So I guess this may cause some progressive Obama bashers to go into hibernation
Fri Jan 1, 2016, 05:21 PM
Jan 2016

for a few days

Good job President Obama

madville

(7,408 posts)
4. I think "major steps" is a stretch
Fri Jan 1, 2016, 06:00 PM
Jan 2016

The proposed changes I have read about don't contain anything that would have prevented any mass shooting that I know of.

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
6. It wouldn't but the gun control advocates are so desperate for a win,
Fri Jan 1, 2016, 06:08 PM
Jan 2016

they'll claim anything as a major step to gun control.
What most don't realize is that the next president can rescind the EO and revert it back to where it was.

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