WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas
16 Jan 2013 | News

President Obama Reveals Plan to Reduce Gun Violence in the United States

Today President Obama called on the U.S. Congress to enact legislation to require background checks on all gun sales, reinstate the ban on assault weapons, enact a ban on high capacity magazines, and strengthen gun trafficking laws. All of these measures would help to stem gun violence in the United States; they would also impact the illegal flow of weapons into Mexico. The same military style assault weapons that have been used in massacres here in the United States are being bought in this country and illegally trafficked across the border into the hands of vicious drug lords. Passing the legislative proposals supported by President Obama would help to address gun violence on both sides of the border. We urge Congress to act swiftly to pass these proposals.

Love our content? Unlock even more!

Sign up with your email to receive exclusive reports and expert research directly to your inbox every week.

 

(Your privacy is important to us; your information will be kept confidential and secure.)