Link to full story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-weighs-broad-gun-control-agenda-in-wake-of-newtown-shootings/2013/01/05/d281efe0-5682-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story_2.html
Here is some of the actual language being used:
Obama: "This is not something that I will be putting off..."
Measures the Biden group is working on:
-Assault Weapons Ban
-Magazine Capacity Limits
-Universal Background Checks for All Firearm Sales
-Track Firearm Movements through a National Database
-Strengthen Mental Health Checks
-Stiffen Penalties for Carrying Near Schools or Giving Guns to Minors
-Gathering Support from Retailers (Wal-Mart mentioned by name)
The group is also weighing actions which could circumvent the legislature:
-Federal-level Mental Health Programs
-'Mordernization' of BATF Gun-Tracking Procedures
They are interested in "action", not "ad-nauseum debates about the meaning of the 2nd Amendment" .
This is what the President's cabinet is working on. This is real, and it is going to be pushed in a way that we have not seen in many years. Do not count on the House of Representatives to save us from this. They might, but only if we make our voices heard. The White House is going to turn up the heat, and the weak-kneed are going to be tested very publicly through demagoguery and media pressure.
The political battle is here, folks. Those of you who have been dismissive thus far would do well to reconsider your attitude. We must fight for our rights, and now.
Here is some of the actual language being used:
Obama: "This is not something that I will be putting off..."
Measures the Biden group is working on:
-Assault Weapons Ban
-Magazine Capacity Limits
-Universal Background Checks for All Firearm Sales
-Track Firearm Movements through a National Database
-Strengthen Mental Health Checks
-Stiffen Penalties for Carrying Near Schools or Giving Guns to Minors
-Gathering Support from Retailers (Wal-Mart mentioned by name)
The group is also weighing actions which could circumvent the legislature:
-Federal-level Mental Health Programs
-'Mordernization' of BATF Gun-Tracking Procedures
They are interested in "action", not "ad-nauseum debates about the meaning of the 2nd Amendment" .
This is what the President's cabinet is working on. This is real, and it is going to be pushed in a way that we have not seen in many years. Do not count on the House of Representatives to save us from this. They might, but only if we make our voices heard. The White House is going to turn up the heat, and the weak-kneed are going to be tested very publicly through demagoguery and media pressure.
The political battle is here, folks. Those of you who have been dismissive thus far would do well to reconsider your attitude. We must fight for our rights, and now.