State's D.C. delegation condemns Obama guns-curb plansState's D.C. delegation condemns Obama guns-curb plans
Washington, DC,
January 6, 2016
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By Frank Lockwood
Arkansas Online
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National Security
WASHINGTON -- Members of the state's all-Republican congressional delegation Tuesday panned President Barack Obama's executive order placing restrictions on gun purchases....
Members of the state's all-Republican congressional delegation Tuesday panned President Barack Obama's executive order placing restrictions on gun purchases. The two Arkansas Democrats running for Congress were split over the wisdom of Obama's actions. Shortly after the White House's announcement of Obama's plans, the state's two U.S. senators and four U.S. representatives issued written statements condemning the move. Arkansas' U.S. Sen. John Boozman of Rogers said Obama's moves won't make America safer. "What he calls 'common sense' steps to reduce gun violence will do little to curb violent crime and certainly would not have prevented a single one of the tragic mass shootings our nation has recently endured," Boozman said.... |
