Obama discussed the challenges of reducing gun violence and how gun ownership has become an “ideological” and “partisan” issue during an exclusive sit-down interview with “CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson. The full interview will air on Tuesday, May 16.
“I think somehow — and there are a lot of historical reasons for this — gun ownership in this country became an ideological issue, and a partisan issue, in ways that it shouldn't be,” Obama told Burleson. “It has become sort of a proxy for arguments about our culture wars, you know? Urban versus rural. Race is always an element in these issues. Issues of class and education, and so forth.” …
The Obama Foundation on Wednesday announced an initiative — titled My Brother's Keeper, or MBK — to help young men of color and their communities “remain safe from violent crime.” The program will provide coaching, educational opportunities, financial resources and more. …
During his presidency, Obama called for stricter gun laws and urged Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban following the 2016 Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, which killed 49 people and wounded dozens more.
“Instead of just taking a very practical approach, like we do, let's say, for example, with car safety, where we say, ‘All right, we got a bunch of accidents. Let's have seat belts. And let's make cars safer. And let's engineer our roads so that we prevent them,'” Obama observed, “Instead of thinking about it in a very pragmatic way, we end up really arguing about identity, and emotion, and all kinds of stuff that does not have to do with keeping our children safe.”
— Leo Rocha in Obama on the View of Gun Ownership in America
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Baloney Obama
THIs sicko has no understanding of the american public or the constitution. That is why he is the 2nd worse president in our nation. Maybe we can lock him up with Hilary.
Throw Brandon into the mix as well.
Maybe GITMO them both side by side.
Obama just doesn’t like America very much. He spent most of his formative years growing up in a Third World country (Indonesia) that had an authoritarian government. He thinks we should have the same. And with Biden and his gloomy crew of incompetents — that is what we have.
Practical??? The assault weapon ban didn’t work and he wants to go back to the well to what is proven NOT to work. Nearly all mass shootings occur in gun-free zones and over 95% of the time the mass murderer doesn’t stop until a good guy with a gun shows up. But Obama and the Dems want to make sure there are fewer good guys with guns and more gun-free zones.
Not very practical.
Most mass shooters have a diagnosed mental illness, a prior record, or obtained guns illegally, but the Democrats don’t want to address mental illness, reporting errors, or soft on crime, unless it’s about creating more gun laws to stop people who don’t respect our laws.
Not very practical.
Our society no longer places value on human life nor do we teach that we have a shared responsibility to respect one another and to care for one another. Apparently it’s more important to teach a child to doubt the validity of their biological gender than to teach them that human life is to be valued, cared for, and respected. Also, we require someone to show proficiency and get a license to legally drive a car. Why can’t we use the same approach with guns. You have to pass a test showing proficiency and safe operation in order to be licensed to carry and use a gun.
no cars in the “Bill of Rights”.
Make sure this guy leads by example. He needs to get rid of the guns in his security entourage.
We’re trying to protect our children from HIM and his ilk
Nothing funnier on this earth, then Obama claiming to support our constitution. When “transparent claiming pathological liar Obama”, and Beijing Biden joined in the Russian collusion bogus witch hunt. Their weapon to take out Trump aids was the forgotten sedition act of 1917/1918 on Trump associates using the democratic communist party’s personal secret police, the FBI. These are one party police force who if they had a chance would raid a nursing home, under a messy jello fight riot wearing combat gear, showing up in up armored vehicles, with cruiser machine guns, in full battle rattle gear. Assault weapons, flame throwers, and gladiator shields. Their leader would give his Nitwits being filmed by leftest news a go get em speech. They enter the cafeteria knocking down the unlocked doors to terrify the defenseless, as if they were raiding a terrorist hut in Iraq, hopeful they can crack a few skulls of the defenseless. The secret assault is filmed as planned by one party propaganda outlet CNN, who showed up a half hour earlier to set the stage for the unknown secret raid. The challenge for Garland’s one party goon force? End the messy jello riot, subdue the wheel chair tied down 90 year old World War II conservative veterans who cannot speak, they just sort of make drooling sounds. We do have real heroes, in our state, county, city, municipal, and constable police forces we worship now. So many hero FBI served this nation, gave their lives, and were rightfully loved, but under Comrade Obama the FBI, was fixed to serve one party.,
Start by going into the hood and confiscating every illegal gun you can find!
Blame the mind! Treat the mental illness that is the head of this serpent. It’s not the gun It’s the mental illness of the person with the gun.
There are many reasons that I cling to my second amendment rights. If Obama is looking for one reason, all he has to do is look in the mirror. people like him in our government Who worship other authoritarian. Governments are the reason we value our second amendment.
Hey Obummer U seeded this Years ago its on U
Is Obama just stupid or just think we’re the stupid ones. Go back to 1941 and think about what kept the Japanese military out of the US. “A gun behind every blade of grass” We have a constitution protecting our RIGHT to keep and bear arms which we take very seriously. We are not oblivious to the assault on our constitution by the democrat (communist) party. Case in point Jan6 attack on “the people” for which they will pay dearly.
“Instead of just taking a very practical approach, like we do, let’s say, for example, with car safety, where we say, ‘All right, we got a bunch of accidents. Let’s have seat belts. And let’s make cars safer. And let’s engineer our roads so that we prevent them,’”
interesting he contrast car safety with guns used in violence. yes cars are made safer but there are no limts you can place on a car or gun when the “INDIVIDUAL” uses either to kill a person.
just like all those around him, obama clearly avoided the major factor that affects cars and guns. the person that drives the car or pulls the trigger on the gun.
We the People support the sacred US Constitution precisely because wicked fools like Obama and his Deep State goons do not support it.
We “cling” to our guns because of corrupt, evil scumbags like him.