on December 1, 2015 in World News
Gun Control Group Asks Obama to Declare ‘State of Emergency’
Gun Control Group Asks Obama to Declare ‘State of Emergency’ by AWR Hawkins The National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC) is urging President Obama to declare a “state of emergency” and use subsequent emergency powers to institute gun controls rejected by Congress. NGVAC cites the “public health epidemic” of gun violence as the justification for declaring an emergency. NGVAC’s online petition lists numerous places where high-profile public shootings have occurred then asks for Obama’s intervention, saying, “The public space has become Russian roulette—every place is a potential risk. When the H191 flu [sic] hospitalized 20,000 people and killed 1,000, you used… View Article
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