By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--December 11, 2015
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Advisers to President Barack Obama reportedly are finalizing a proposal to expand background checks on would-be gun buyers without congressional approval. The Associated Press reported that White House adviser Valerie Jarrett told a Wednesday night vigil for victims of the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. that Obama had asked his team to complete a proposal and submit it for his review "in short order." After October's mass shooting in Roseburg, Ore., Obama said his team was looking for ways to tighten gun laws without a vote in Congress. White House officials have said they're exploring closing the so-called "gun show loophole" that allows people to buy weapons at gun shows and online without a background check. Obama has repeatedly called for tighter gun control measures in the wake of mass shooting during his administration. In the wake of last week's terror attack that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. Obama called on Congress to approve legislation to keep people on the no-fly list from buying guns. Gun rights advocates oppose the proposal because they say it violates the rights of people who have not been convicted of a crime.
However, despite repeatedly calls for gun control by Democrats at the state and federal level, gun sales have repeatedly spiked after mass shooting incidents.Leaving aside the awkward sentence structure there (adverbs cannot do the work of adjectives, AP!), can anyone be surprised gun sales are spiking "despite repeatedly calls for gun control by Democrats"? People don't agree with Democrats. They want to protect themselves and they want to acquire the means by which to do it. So, no, getting a gun should not be made harder. It should be as simple and unobstructed as possible. It's a constitutional right, and while we all know Obama doesn't care much for the Constitution, it might surprise him and his media mouthpieces to learn that the rest of the country still does.
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