Done deal - Gun control
New York State now has the strictest gun control laws in the Nation.
From
Yahoo/Associated Press:
NY seals 1st state gun laws since Newtown massacre
New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban and provisions to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.
"This is a scourge on society," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday night, six days after making gun control a centerpiece of his agenda in his State of the State address. The bipartisan effort was fueled by the Newtown tragedy that took the lives of 20 first graders and six educators. "At what point do you say, 'No more innocent loss of life'?"
Not just here - Mexico too. From
FOX News:
54,000 Mexicans sign petition for US gun control
More than 54,000 Mexicans have signed a petition calling on the United States to take further steps to combat weapons trafficking.
Mexico says the majority of guns used by the country's violent drug cartels are smuggled over the border from the United States.
That would be Eric Holder's Fast and Furious program. (
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About 70,000 people have died in Mexico in drug violence since 2006, according to the written copy of a speech presented by Mexico's interior secretary in December.
Serious problem -- the other pathway is that we sell guns to the Mexican Military and the corrupt soldiers resell the guns to the cartels.
Meanwhile, Obama goes for Executive Action -- from
The Washington Post:
Obama to unveil broad gun plans Wednesday
President Obama will unveil a sweeping set of gun-control proposals at midday Wednesday, including an assault weapons ban, universal background checks and limits on the number of bullets that ammunition clips can hold, according to sources familiar with the plans.
The announcement, which press secretary Jay Carney said is scheduled for about 11:45 a.m. at the White House, is also expected to include a slate of up to 19 executive actions that the Obama administration can take on its own to attempt to limit gun violence.
And he will tug on our heartstrings while doing this -- from
The Washington Examiner:
Obama plans to surround himself with children during gun control announcement
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced this afternoon that President Obama will unveil a “concrete package” of gun control proposals including assault weapons bans, high capacity ammunition magazine bans, and closing loopholes on background checks.
Carney said that the president will be joined by Vice President Joe Biden as well as children who wrote to the president after the Newtown shootings.
“They will be joined by children around the country expressing their concerns about gun violence and school safety, along with their parents,” Carney confirmed.
And this will do nothing to keep people safe.
Posted by DaveH at January 15, 2013 1:35 PM