President Barack Obama plans to use the power of his office to push for stricter gun-control measures as part of a broad-based approach aimed at averting mass shootings like the one that occurred Friday in Connecticut, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday.
President Barack Obama will seek to tighten gun control laws following the Newtown, Conn., school shooting that left more than two dozen people dead. Clemency Burton-Hill has the latest.
Mr. Carney declined to detail a timeline or lay out any policy proposals, but emphasized that this effort would begin within weeks as the president suggested Sunday during a prayer service in Newtown, Conn.
"He didn't talk about months or years," Mr. Carney said. "He said coming weeks."
At the vigil in Newtown, Mr. Obama said he would engage Americans—including law-enforcement officials, mental-health professionals, parents and educators—in an effort to prevent future tragedies.
"Because what choice do we have?" the president said. "We can't accept events like this as routine."
Mr. Carney did not elaborate much on Mr. Obama's next steps but said that gun-control measures would be a component of a broader plan.
"Gun laws are a part of this, but they are not the only part of it," he said.
At the vigil in Newtown, Mr. Obama said he would engage Americans—including law-enforcement officials, mental-health professionals, parents and educators—in an effort to prevent future tragedies.
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Dang, I read that as "... Mr. Obama said he would enRage Americans..."
Thought the monster let slip the truth for a moment there...
The only reason he's been busy exploiting these dead children is because he can advance his political agenda. They are merely a means of pushing his dictatorial desires on us.
Obama killed hundreds if not thousands of kids bombing libya, but those kids do not count, now we are buying the guns and ammo to kill men women and children in Syria. This is about attacking and destroying conservatives, obama does not give a damn about those kids.
Quote: steph wrote in post #3The only reason he's been busy exploiting these dead children is because he can advance his political agenda. They are merely a means of pushing his dictatorial desires on us.
You nailed it there, steph.
Anyone who thinks Obama actually cares about these children other than as a means to political power, is smoking the same thing he's smoking....
RIGHT'S RIGHT 
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