Democrats seek tougher gun laws
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December 25, 2012, Tuesday
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DEMOCRATIC lawmakers in US Congress have become more adamant about the need for stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, even as the powerful gun-rights lobby doubled down in its opposition to any new regulations.
President Barack Obama has said he wants proposals on reducing gun violence that he can take to Congress in January. He also called on the National Rifle Association to join the effort.
"It's going to be a battle. But the president, I think, and vice president, are really ready to lead the fight," Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent said in a TV interview on Sunday.
The president has asked Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and pass legislation that would end a provision that allows people to purchase firearms from private parties without a background check. Obama also has indicated that he wants Congress to pursue the possibility of limiting high-capacity magazines.
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's chief executive officer, however, continued to insist that not a single gun regulation would make children safer. He criticized "a media machine" for blaming the gun industry for each new attack like the one at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Yesterday, two firefighters were shot and killed and two others were wounded in western New York state while responding to a fire, police said. In Washington state, a 30-year-old man was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a crowded bar, police said.
President Barack Obama has said he wants proposals on reducing gun violence that he can take to Congress in January. He also called on the National Rifle Association to join the effort.
"It's going to be a battle. But the president, I think, and vice president, are really ready to lead the fight," Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent said in a TV interview on Sunday.
The president has asked Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and pass legislation that would end a provision that allows people to purchase firearms from private parties without a background check. Obama also has indicated that he wants Congress to pursue the possibility of limiting high-capacity magazines.
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's chief executive officer, however, continued to insist that not a single gun regulation would make children safer. He criticized "a media machine" for blaming the gun industry for each new attack like the one at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Yesterday, two firefighters were shot and killed and two others were wounded in western New York state while responding to a fire, police said. In Washington state, a 30-year-old man was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a crowded bar, police said.
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