I the article entitled, "Guns and Gun Control," in the New York Times, posted Wednesday, February 6th, the gun control debate has its flaws. It says in the article that in 1994, President Bill Clinton passed a bill that restricted certain assault weapons. Also with this bill that was passed, it mentions that every weapon that is purchased has to have a national background check. Today, President Obama undercuts the NRA, or National Rifles Association, states that they need to commit to his "Common Sense" measure that Obama has proposed. In the Article, "Obama Tries to Undercut NRA in Gun Control Debate," posted by Fox News on Monday, February 4th, Obama mentions this.
The NRA, National Rifles Association, disagrees with Obama when he says that he is proposing his measures. It says in the Fox News article, "On the other side of that debate, the NRA has aggressively argued against Democrats' call for a new and stronger assault-weapons ban, a ban on high-capacity magazines and universal background checks." Obama is not giving up. Though he is trying to get them to go for it. "But in a risky move, the president used his speech Monday to try and sideline America's most powerful gun lobby." This is also a quote from the Fox News article.
When President Bill Clinton passed the bill that restricted assault weapons in 1994, he had a purpose behind his move. Clinton wanted to keep the people safe.
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