By KEN THOMAS
President Obama on Tuesday slammed the failure to curb gun violence in the United States. “My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage,” he said du...
President Obama on Monday delivered an impassioned speech, rallying those affected by gun violence to "expect more" from Congress and to urge lawmakers to move this week on legislation.
In his announcement today that he was taking executive action to require more gun sellers to be licensed and to do background checks on gun buyers, Pres. Barack Obama also touched on the problems facing public health researchers who try to study gun viol
Obama gets defensive on gun violence record (Posted 2012-12-19 18:05:06) ; President Barack Obama is asking a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer concrete proposals to curb gun violence no later than January, in the aftermath of the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary ...
Pelosi appointed Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., who she described as an "avid hunter," to lead a separate task force on gun violence. Pelosi's task force would work separately from the president's and is expected to come up with recommendations of how Congress can move forward....
While Obama took heat from Republicans, supporters of stronger action on gun control applauded the president’s new push. "We definitely think there are things he can do," said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which advocates for expanding back...
President Barack Obama expressed sorrow for the victims of a gun-related tragedy for the 14th time during his tenure in the White House on Thursday. However, this instance was markedly different. It was the first time the president personally knew one of the people slain. ...
In the last 20 years, the murder rate has been cut in half, but President Obama won’t acknowledge this good news because it undermines his efforts to alarm the public about a non-existent surge in gun violence, justifying meddlesome restrictions on law-abiding firearms owners. It’s ...
"Yesterday's shootings are another tragic reminder that we have far more work to do to put in place commonsense gun safety laws and root out the pervasive patterns of hatred and violence in our society," he continued. "Michelle and I pray for the victims, their families, everyone grieving ...