Obama: ‘Be tough on terrorism’ with gun control…(MOLON LABE!!)
By Jesse Byrnes
TheHill.com
06/14/16
President Obama on Tuesday called for action on gun control following the nation’s deadliest mass shooting, pitching the renewed push as an anti-terrorism tactic.
“Enough talking about being tough on terrorism, actually be tough on terrorism. Stop making it as easy as possible for terrorists to buy assault weapons,” Obama said.
Unless steps are taken to control access to guns, Obama said, “these kind of events are going to keep on happening. … The weapons are only going to get more powerful.”
Democrats have launched a gun control push following the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday that killed 49 people and injured dozens more.
Omar Mateen, the gunman in the attack, declared allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Obama said the New York-born 29-year-old became radicalized over the internet.
“If we really want to help law enforcement protect Americans from home-grown extremists, the kind of tragedies that occurred in San Bernardino and have now occurred in Orlando, there is a meaningful way to do that,” Obama said.
“We have to make it harder for people for people who want to kill Americans to get their hands on weapons of war that let them kill dozens of innocents,” he said.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has similarly called for action to curb access to “weapons of war.”
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