AL JAZEERA: The White House has said that President Barack Obama is “actively supportive” of efforts in the US Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday that Obama would also support legislation to close the gun show “loophole”, which allows people to buy guns from private dealers without background checks…
Obama had vowed to use “whatever power this office holds” to protect American children from gun violence, suggesting he may put political muscle behind the assault weapons ban. He has long supported reinstating the ban, which expired in 2004, but never pressed for it in his first term.… (more)
