The President and his team are considering action to help make America a little safer from maniacs.
This would be fantastic. Something needs to be done and if the NRA-purchased cowards in Congress won't act,
the president just might:
In response to the latest mass shooting during his presidency, President Obama is seriously considering circumventing Congress with his executive authority and imposing new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers.
Under the proposed rule change, dealers who exceed a certain number of sales each year would be required to obtain a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and perform background checks on potential buyers.
Cue the right-wing, gun-loving rage. Of course, this comes on the heels of several notable, mentally unstable mass murderers—mostly young men—who were able to amass multiple weapons and ridiculous amounts of ammunition in short time.
Indeed, something more has to be done. And that's why polls show that the U.S. citizens overwhelming support tighter background checks, gun owners and non-gun owners alike.
He expressed his frustration with current gun laws in a speech after the latest shooting in Oregon, pleading with the public to make it a factor when voting:
At the core of his speech was a call to action. Tightening gun laws, he said, "will require that the American people, individually — whether you are a Democrat or a Republican [or] an independent — when you decide to vote for somebody, are making a determination as to whether this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision. If you think this is a problem, then you should expect your elected officials to reflect your views."
In other words: Vote for politicians who will vote to change the law.
Until then, it sounds as if the Obama administration is evaluating all available options to act sooner than later.