President's gun legislation goes too far for some

The president says he can't make a real dent in gun violence without help from lawmakers, but some Second Amendment advocates say he's already gone too far. President Obama took aim at gun violence Wednesday with a $500-million package that calls for dozens of changes. Some of the measures don't require congressional approval, but others do.

It's the most comprehensive effort to address gun violence in more than two decades. Obama unveiled 23 executive orders and about 10 legislative ideas Wednesday. The executive orders he's proposing include strengthening federal laws against illegal gun trafficking, better coordination and tracking of gun sales, stronger background checks, and reinstating a ban on military style weapons. But none directly strike to the heart of how to stop mass shooters from getting guns. That's Congresses job.

"The most important changes we can make depend on congressional action," explained the President. "They need to bring these proposals up for a vote, and the American people need to make sure they do."

But there are many Americans who don't think gun control is the issue.

"It's not the guns, it's not the honest people, it's not the type of gun, it's not the type of bullet or magazines," shared Jack Iannantuono with the Eastern Pennsylvania Firearms Coalition.

He says reports like the one Obama signed give folks a false sense of security.

"None of these work, it's culture of crime and drugs and if you don't keep these people in jail for long long long times, maybe forever, they will be the scourge of society, not firearms," said Iannantuono.

"Citizens have the constitutional right to bear arms," added former Police Chief Ted Kohuth. "However we need to do it logically and fact based."

Kohuth says some of the President's ideas make a lot of sense, and it's a step in the right direction.

"We want to ensure that we roll this out properly and with great deliberation so that we keep firearms out of the wrong hands and protect those that need the protection the most."

For the president's entire plan click here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/wh_now_is_the_time_full.pdf

Source: http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/President-s-gun-legislation-goes-too-far-for-some/-/132502/18159434/-/tggnt3z/-/index.html

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