CEJ #2

Hazel

2-5-12

Obama presses for gun measures, offering up Minneapolis as a model

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shear, Michael

The New York Times

February 4th 2013

national

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/us/politics/in-minneapolis-obama-presses-case-for-tougher-gun-laws.html?_r=0

On Monday President Obama traveled to Minneapolis to press his case for tougher national gun laws, Minneapolis, a City once known as "murderapolis" , because of the cities homicide rate in the 1990's; the President cited successful gun-violence efforts here to show that the new national laws are needed to reduce the number of shootings and homicides across the country. "The only way we can reduce gun violence in this country is if the American people decide it's important"  President Obama said standing in front of the Minneapolis police department special operations center. President Obama renewed his call for congress to pass a series of measures, such as, a ban on manufacturers and sale of new assault weapons, limits on high capacity magazines, and an expansion of the criminal background check system that now covers only sixty percent of gun sales. the president declared a "universal background check to be supported by a vast majority of Americans.

I mostly agree with the things that President Obama asked the Congress and I am surprised that only sixty percent of gun sales have a criminal background check system, I would think that almost all gun sales would have one because then criminals or even murderers could buy a gun for a crime they were about to do. I think that it is good that Obama is asking for tougher gun control laws, but I think that a lot of people think that it is unfair to them in a way.