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发帖数: 29846 | 1 By JARED A. FAVOLE
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is considering executive action to
prevent gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday, suggesting
that gun laws in the U.S. will change even if Congress doesn't act.
"The president is going to act," Mr. Biden said while surrounded by Attorney
General Eric Holder and gun-safety advocates and victims of gun violence. "
I want to make clear that we're not going to get caught up in the notion
that, unless we can do everything, we're going to do nothing."
Mr. Biden's comments come several weeks before he is set to provide Mr.
Obama with a range of ideas about how to prevent gun violence. The White
House hasn't settled on what steps Mr. Obama is going to take but it has
said the president wants to ban assault weapons and close a loophole in the
law that allows people to buy weapons at gun shows without a background
check.
Any changes will likely cause a backlash from gun owners and gun-rights
advocates. Some gun-rights advocates have said they are open to changing gun
laws but powerful gun groups such as the National Rifle Association have
opposed them.
The NRA in recent weeks has opposed new laws and called instead for armed
guards in schools—something Mr. Obama has said he is skeptical of. Mr.
Biden is meeting with the NRA on Thursday. Asked what message he would bring
to the group, Mr. Biden declined to answer.
The recent fervor to consider changes to gun laws was sparked by the
shooting last month in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman killed 20 children and
six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooting also called into
question mental-health laws and violence in movies and videogames, something
the Biden-led group is also looking at.
The White House isn't alone in considering changes. New York Gov. Andrew
Cuomo, a possible 2016 White House contender, said this week he will try to
ban more types of semiautomatic weapons, require many more gun owners to
renew their licenses and limit the size of gun magazines. New York already
has what gun-safety advocates say are strong gun laws.
The vice president's meeting Wednesday included representatives from the
Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and
families and survivors of mass shootings. Mr. Biden has already met with law
-enforcement officials and said he has talked with religious leaders to get
their input.
Other cabinet members are also playing a role in the administration's effort
. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will speak with education groups, and
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is meeting with mental
-health and disability advocates.
—Jacob Gershman contributed to this article. | k**********i
发帖数: 8706 | 2 尼玛，巴马上台总共签了多少executive order了，而且是明知不得民意，有很大争议
的就直接上马
TNND，还要国会投票干嘛，还要选举干嘛，直接总统发布法律得了 | D*******o
发帖数: 3229 | 3 感觉总统令是立法上的一个loophole。发总统令的纪录是卡特创造的，4年321条。奥巴
马4年已经发了146条，水平和小布什相当，后者8年279条。此外，克林顿8年364条，老
布什4年166条，里根8年381条。大家水平相当。
发信人: kelvinchufei (Kelvin), 信区: USANews
标 题: Re: Obama Considers Action on Gun Control, Biden Says
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jan 9 16:42:15 2013, 美东)
尼玛，巴马上台总共签了多少executive order了，而且是明知不得民意，有很大争议
的就直接上马
TNND，还要国会投票干嘛，还要选举干嘛，直接总统发布法律得了 | l******t
发帖数: 12659 | | k**********i
发帖数: 8706 | 5 我不是说总统令法理上不对
巴马针对那些有很大争议的法案签总统令，直接绕过国会，这就不好了
没记错的话，obamacare和非法移民直接发绿卡，都是直接签的总统令
【在 D*******o 的大作中提到】
: 感觉总统令是立法上的一个loophole。发总统令的纪录是卡特创造的，4年321条。奥巴
: 马4年已经发了146条，水平和小布什相当，后者8年279条。此外，克林顿8年364条，老
: 布什4年166条，里根8年381条。大家水平相当。
: 发信人: kelvinchufei (Kelvin), 信区: USANews
: 标 题: Re: Obama Considers Action on Gun Control, Biden Says
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jan 9 16:42:15 2013, 美东)
: 尼玛，巴马上台总共签了多少executive order了，而且是明知不得民意，有很大争议
: 的就直接上马
: TNND，还要国会投票干嘛，还要选举干嘛，直接总统发布法律得了
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