The debate on gun control continues across the nation.
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Under fire, the 23 executive actions signed by President Obama Wednesday that he says will help reduce gun violence.
A ban on military-style assault weapons, a ten-round limit for ammunition magazines and background checks on all gun sales are among the controversial topics.
But the head of the National Rifle Association says the organization has no problem with tighter background checks on gun purchasers.
“The NRA, has been doing very supportive of doing background checks on purchasers through the instant system and secondly of adding the potentially violently mentally ill to the database which most states and the federal government have up to now not done,” stated David Keene. “The president now says he will do that and that's good.”
President Obama signed 23 executive orders on ideas he believes will cut down on gun violence, but many have asked us what exactly are presidential executive orders?
They aren't laws, they're simply clarifications, direction and explanation of already-enacted laws.
The orders signed encourage sharing background check information and looking into incentives for schools to hire police officers.
Presidential executive orders started back with George Washington and most times go unnoticed, but not this time.
“From the controversial aspect of what’s going on with gun control that we have people on both sides lining up to battle,” explained Law Professor Brandon Lenoir. “The fact that the president is using the executive order mechanism to clarify some laws naturally it’s going to be raised to the attention of the average American where most of the executive orders go unnoticed."
To overturn an executive order by the president, the Supreme Court can rule it unconstitutional.
.
Under fire, the 23 executive actions signed by President Obama Wednesday that he says will help reduce gun violence.
A ban on military-style assault weapons, a ten-round limit for ammunition magazines and background checks on all gun sales are among the controversial topics.
But the head of the National Rifle Association says the organization has no problem with tighter background checks on gun purchasers.
“The NRA, has been doing very supportive of doing background checks on purchasers through the instant system and secondly of adding the potentially violently mentally ill to the database which most states and the federal government have up to now not done,” stated David Keene. “The president now says he will do that and that's good.”
President Obama signed 23 executive orders on ideas he believes will cut down on gun violence, but many have asked us what exactly are presidential executive orders?
They aren't laws, they're simply clarifications, direction and explanation of already-enacted laws.
The orders signed encourage sharing background check information and looking into incentives for schools to hire police officers.
Presidential executive orders started back with George Washington and most times go unnoticed, but not this time.
“From the controversial aspect of what’s going on with gun control that we have people on both sides lining up to battle,” explained Law Professor Brandon Lenoir. “The fact that the president is using the executive order mechanism to clarify some laws naturally it’s going to be raised to the attention of the average American where most of the executive orders go unnoticed."
To overturn an executive order by the president, the Supreme Court can rule it unconstitutional.