A mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. where 20 children were killed in December spurred a national debate on tighter gun control measures.
This week, President Barack Obama proposed bans on new military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. Responses to his and Vice President Joe Biden’s proposals were swift, from politicians to the National Rifle Association to individuals.
Gun advocates have seen Obama as an enemy despite his expression of support for the interpretation of the Second Amendment as a personal right to have guns. So his call for new measures — including background checks for all gun buyers and Senate confirmation of a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — triggered new vows of defiance.
Some lawmakers and sheriffs across the country even say they won’t enforce laws that conflict with the US Constitution.
Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid said he has received numerous e-mails and phone calls asking if he will enforce a law that violates the Constitution. Reid said he’s sworn to uphold the Constitution.
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All gun laws are unconstitutional, are they not? What part of "infringe" do they not understand?
ReplyDeleteSpoken like a good Libertarian.:)
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