White House unveils measures to control weapons
White House unveils measures to control weapons
2016/1/5 8:37
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revealed the White House unveiled on Monday for measures to control weapons require that more sellers of weapons licenses and the placement of more buyer weapons to scrutinize the background in a move that US President Barack Obama said it is within the scope of his powers so that it can be implemented without the Congressional approval.
And among officials that the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will ask now of people who sell weapons in shops or at gun shows or via the Internet to obtain licenses and submit to tests of behavior. Office is finalizing the regulation requires an examination of the backgrounds buyer dangerous weapons.
He said Obama, speaking to reporters before the announcement of the actions it complies with the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, which protects Americans to carry weapons.
Obama said during a meeting with Justice Minister Loretta Lynch and other advisers “now we’re not going to just recommendations completely within the scope of legal authority to the Executive and for the device but represent also things supported by the vast majority of the American people and some of them have weapons.”
She said Lynch that the administration does not have any estimates of the number of people who will affect them these changes .
Obama said the measures will not prevent all incidents of indiscriminate shooting or any violent crime, but will include elements to protect lives. Obama is scheduled to make remarks about arms control time 1640 GMT on Tuesday.
The Republicans are demanding more of a focus on mental health, rather than owning weapons procedures. The White House said he would ask Congress for $ 500 million in the budget for 2017 to enhance access to mental health care.
The US states pursued by a special approach to face resulting from weapons of violence. And added legitimacy Texas explicitly legal to carry guns while New York and Connecticut banned weapons safes high capacity.
In 2008, the US Supreme Court has confirmed that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution protects the rights of individual Americans to keep and carry arms. But the court also recognized that the laws impose conditions on the commercial sale of arms can be in line with the amendment Althani.anthy
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