01-08-2013, 03:03 PM
Update on the multi-agency task force to curb gun violence:
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Biden will meet Wednesday with gun violence victims' groups and gun safety organizations, a White House official said. On Thursday, he will hold talks with gun ownership groups, as well as advocates for sportsmen. The vice president also plans to meet this week with representatives from the entertainment and video-game industries. The official was not authorized to discuss the meetings before they were publicly announced and thus spoke on condition of anonymity. (HOTD: Article also notes meeting with mental health professionals.)
But less than a month after the school shooting, gun control already has taken a backseat in Washington to economic issues. The president and lawmakers were consumed at year's end by efforts to avert the combination of spending cuts and tax hikes known as the "fiscal cliff." And Congress will face another set of equally pressing economic deadlines in March.
Biden's recommendations are likely to include proposals for legislation, as well as executive action Obama can sign into law without lawmakers' approval.
Full story here:
http://start.new.toshiba.com/news/read.p...wed&page=2
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I like that these proposals will address factors outside of the guns themselves. I don't think anything's gonna happen until after March, but I'm concerned about the President passing laws by "executive action without lawmaker's approval" bit. Not sure what that means, but gonna try to find out.
Snipped:
Biden will meet Wednesday with gun violence victims' groups and gun safety organizations, a White House official said. On Thursday, he will hold talks with gun ownership groups, as well as advocates for sportsmen. The vice president also plans to meet this week with representatives from the entertainment and video-game industries. The official was not authorized to discuss the meetings before they were publicly announced and thus spoke on condition of anonymity. (HOTD: Article also notes meeting with mental health professionals.)
But less than a month after the school shooting, gun control already has taken a backseat in Washington to economic issues. The president and lawmakers were consumed at year's end by efforts to avert the combination of spending cuts and tax hikes known as the "fiscal cliff." And Congress will face another set of equally pressing economic deadlines in March.
Biden's recommendations are likely to include proposals for legislation, as well as executive action Obama can sign into law without lawmakers' approval.
Full story here:
http://start.new.toshiba.com/news/read.p...wed&page=2
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I like that these proposals will address factors outside of the guns themselves. I don't think anything's gonna happen until after March, but I'm concerned about the President passing laws by "executive action without lawmaker's approval" bit. Not sure what that means, but gonna try to find out.