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Basil Smikle Jr and Brad Blakeman on what to expect from the Obama administration on this issue
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Bringing up Brad -- -- that -- -- -- president to president George W.
Bush and battles Michael Judea.
Kind of battles Michael associates for this let me -- -- -- first -- One of the one of the main proposals it appears that we may well get on gun control is universal background checks during the argument -- -- against universal back into it depends how broad and how specific those checks are what what -- the ramifications of the checks what is the burden.
On the gun owner before the gun these purchases and there's a civil liberty -- -- you handle them the information you get that the government is going to get.
Well as a civil liberty and is also Second Amendment.
He is not infringing on the Second Amendment and we all know the Second Amendment is very broad and of course the law has changed since the inception of our constitution.
Amendment wise and -- -- court decision.
The question is how constructive.
Will any changes to the gun laws be -- -- the problem of those who have used guns illegally.
Just regulating guns as we have pointed out is not necessarily.
A wait and gun violence because people have found a way in sandy hook.
The mom legally had the gun she knew her son was troubled.
Yet the -- had access.
-- -- legal weapons that she owns him so there was no question that she had the ability to own -- The problem is she gave access to somebody should have never had so.
As far as Republicans concerned -- -- the debate.
Because I think it's it's it's proper to have a debate on on not really gun violence but also a mental health America.
That's what what would you like to see from vice president Biden's panel as proposals full.
Did that might actually have a practical effect on ending this epidemic of gun -- who -- He's the loopholes.
The ability for criminals that we -- it in upstate New York we had a case the book of -- The gentleman who was in prison for murder that actually obtained the gun through a neighbor.
And it and then shot firefighters when -- were called to a fire at a at fire that he said.
Because there was no appropriate checked not just of the the gun owner but of the people that lived around that gun owner so I think.
I think I would argue for more expansive background check.
Not just of the purchaser but of the people around effort -- sort of the folks that are in the home of -- purchaser.
I would also I mean I think we should be able to take.
All of the assault weapons off there's no reason that we should have military style assault weapons on the street and I do understand the concerns about the Second Amendment because on the one hand.
We can look at what happened it was.
This story today about a recent home invasion.
Woman whispered mother was protect your children one of shooting the intruder.
But on the other hand we also seeing reports of the multiple murders in Chicago in the first few days of the new year.
So I do understand that there are some Second Amendment issues but I think there's so many loopholes too many loopholes.
That -- able.
People to still get guns right and and the military style guns of course did that they should be on -- I'm where they blow away you know not chatting as his gun thieves are not going to care about any amount of rules that get -- Joseph Britt says the best solution is let Laura.
Abiding citizens own their own guns almost all -- sort of broader question.
Bradley says there's also his argument made it by those who support.
The -- the widespread ownership of guns that.
The more guns make us safer.
Of which is an argument though long on the anti gun control side just don't get a -- waiting to stand on that that.
Putting more guns in the hands of more people such as security.
Personnel at schools and.
Everything is going to make this actually safer -- if somebody wants to own a -- They have the right to own a gun.
Provided that they meet the criteria in order to purchase that god and to maintain that god.
And I'm not -- -- believer that more guns.
Are the answer more guns in the hands of people who are qualified and who -- who seek to purchase guns for lawful purpose.
Is fine but just putting guns album is found in the hands of people there's not the answer certainly not the answer MacBook -- doesn't.
I absolutely clear hungry.
You don't Chris Rock made the joke about it's not just gun control with bullet control.
Meat grinder one of the bullets -- moment in -- it would be no such thing -- innocent bystanders more.
-- doesn't solve this problem because.
Anyone that wants to use a -- Will use it for the wrong purposes and so we in my opinion we just need to take them off the street that's the bottom line all right and tough today it's a tough.
Debate there are no easy ounces that's for sure we'll see what.
Vice President Biden comes up -- then then thus.
President Obama himself he said that he -- plan to include.
His proposals in his inaugural address which is January 20 year we're obviously firstly because -- first is the inauguration so we shall see what.
The president tells us then about his ideas for gun control.
