NRA President David Keene is confident there are enough members of Congress to stand up to President Obama and his desire to fashion gun control measures, even the ones Obama will likely try to fashion by his own hands. "If the president wants to argue these things, he needs to argue it before the peoples' representatives. He doesn't need to be making decisions in a closed room with his vice president."
President Obama says he's pursuing common sense gun safety measures. Those could include mandatory background checks for all gun purchases and a ban on high powered firearms as well as so called 'high capacity' magazine clips that hold multiples of ammo.
Even by an executive order, the President can't do all of that on his own.
"Part of the challenge that we confront is that even the slightest hint of some sensible, responsible legislation in this area fans this notion that somehow here it comes and that everybody's guns are going to be taken away." Obama said.
Keene says, he supports the Second Amendment, but the President doesn't. "In his news conference he said ya know hunters, sportsmen,people who have firearms for self protection, they have nothing to worry about because I am supporter of the Second Amendment. The fact of the matter is, he isn't, the fact is, they do have something to worry about."
Keene says Obama has addressed everything except for what will actually save lives, preventing guns from getting into the hands of criminals or those confronting severe mental disabilities. "Because there are crazy people and evil people in the world is not a reason to take the rights away from people who are neither crazy or evil."
President Obama says he's pursuing common sense gun safety measures. Those could include mandatory background checks for all gun purchases and a ban on high powered firearms as well as so called 'high capacity' magazine clips that hold multiples of ammo.
Even by an executive order, the President can't do all of that on his own.
"Part of the challenge that we confront is that even the slightest hint of some sensible, responsible legislation in this area fans this notion that somehow here it comes and that everybody's guns are going to be taken away." Obama said.
Keene says, he supports the Second Amendment, but the President doesn't. "In his news conference he said ya know hunters, sportsmen,people who have firearms for self protection, they have nothing to worry about because I am supporter of the Second Amendment. The fact of the matter is, he isn't, the fact is, they do have something to worry about."
Keene says Obama has addressed everything except for what will actually save lives, preventing guns from getting into the hands of criminals or those confronting severe mental disabilities. "Because there are crazy people and evil people in the world is not a reason to take the rights away from people who are neither crazy or evil."