TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
President Obama makes a statement from the White House on gun control:
"I
thank the Senate for taking another step forward in our common effort to help
reduce gun violence by advancing a bill that would reinstate and strengthen a
ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons and set a 10-round limit for
magazines. These weapons of war, when combined with high-capacity
magazines, have one purpose: to inflict maximum damage as quickly as
possible. They are designed for the battlefield, and they have no place
on our streets, in our schools, or threatening our law enforcement officers.
"The Senate has now advanced legislation addressing three of the most important
elements of my proposal to help reduce the epidemic of gun violence in this
country. Now the full Senate and the House need to vote on this bill, as
well as the measures advanced in the past week that would impose serious
penalties on anyone who buys a gun as part of a scheme to arm criminals,
improve school safety, and help keep guns out of the hands of criminals, people
with a severe mental illness, and others who shouldn't have them. Each of
these proposals deserves a vote."
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