Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid believes that the Senate schedule is too packed to spend time on a debate about gun control, despite President Barack Obama’s recent push toward stricter gun rules following the Aurora, Colorado shootings.
The Washington Post reports that reporters questioned the Nevada Democrat about the issue of gun control, which is huge in the media right now after the tragic movie theater shooting that left 12 dead and 58 wounded last week.
While President Obama suggested that he would favor additional restrictions on guns, while his challenger, Republican presidential presumptive nominee Mitt Romney has said that changing gun laws will not prevent future tragedies like the Aurora shootings.
Reid made sure to say that he supported Obama’s remarks, but said that the Senate will not debate about guns this year. When asked if it could be on the schedule for next year, Harry Reid stated, “Nice try.”
According to Fox News, Obama was vague when mentioning gun control on Wednesday evening while speaking to the National Urban League. Obama noted that he still believes Americans should have the right to own guns, but stated that assault rifles are better suited for the battlefield. President Obama stated:
“I believe the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not on the streets of our cities.”
Fox News notes that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney clarified the president is not necessarily talking about new laws. Carney explained:
“He believes that we can enhance the enforcement of existing laws by making it more difficult for those who should not have weapons under existing laws … to obtain weapons.”
Do you think that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should find time in the Senate’s busy schedule to debate about gun control?
Automatic AK-47s are already banned, so Obama didn't really call for more gun control.
Reid, like Brer Rabbit realizes that if the thicket is large enough, anything can be hidden. A democrat assault on the Second Amendment to the Constitution will not come until after election. They, the democrats do not wish to alienate the over 100,000,000 gun owners. Should Obama be reelected, his true colors will again be revealed particularly because he need not worry about reelection again. If he gets reelected, his only task will be to complete the destruction of our free enterprise democratic republic and turn the keys over to his communist/socialist masters.
Obama's beloved city of Chicago has the strictest gun control laws in the nation yet the murder rate is horrendous. It seems that criminals don't abide by laws. When will the politicians figure that out? They spend time and money making more laws for the good guys to follow, thereby restricting our lives while criminals do whatever whenever.