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October 10th, 2015 
Awake Goy 
President Barack Obama plans to approve several executive orders to
initiate gun control measures that Congress is unlikely to pass. ~ Melody Dareing – Videos
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
said in an Oct. 5 press conference that the president’s Obama’s actions were in
response to the recent shooting in Oregon, where a gunman killed nine
people attending a writing class.
Witnesses said he killed those
proclaiming a Christian faith and wounded others, stating they were of
another faith, no faith, or not answering the question.
“It’s a high priority and will continue to be until we start to see more progress on this issue in this town,” Earnest said.
The exact orders are not yet drawn, and Earnest would not talk about
any specific details of the measures during the press conference. He
only would say the process was “ongoing.”
“I can tell you that they’re not stumped, they’re continuing to
review the law that’s on the books and continuing to consult with legal
authorities but also others who may have ideas about what steps that can
be taken to keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” Earnest said.
The president Obama has not fared well in past attempts
to get gun control legislation through Congress. Obama wanted a ban on
assault weapons and wider background checks, but that failed in 2013.
A
weakened bill on background checks, debated in Congress after the
Newtown, Conn., massacre of schoolchildren, died in a Senate filibuster.
After that failed attempt, the president signed 23 executive orders
to reduce firearm violence. He didn’t introduce any gun control
legislation when Democrats had control of both chambers after Obama
became president in 2009.
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton
presented her gun control proposals on Oct. 5. Gun rights supporters
fear her proposal would circumvent Congress because it allows for
executive orders to mandate background checks on all gun purchases, both
from licensed dealers and private parties.
Currently, background checks
are not mandated for private gun sales–and that includes sales at gun
shows. Republican candidate Mike Huckabee has been making the media
rounds on the subject, stating that gun control would have done nothing
to keep guns out of the hands of the Oregon shooter.
A chart of 10 countries shows
there were 38 rampage shooting incidents in the United States between
2009 and 2013.
Statistically, the U.S. was much lower in incidents and
deaths than other countries with more restrictive gun laws when each
country’s population numbers were included.
October 7, 2015 – KnowTheLies.com
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