The president was announcing what he would do by executive action without congress when the memories of these victims, 20 first graders from newtown, connecticut, six or seven years old, choked mr. Obama in midsentence. Every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. And, by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. Pelley there have been 13 mass killings during the obama presidency. Each time republicans voted against gun legislation. But last month, after san bernardino, mr. Obama decided to act on his own. Given the limits of his power, his actions today are not sweeping. The most significant simply expands background checks for gun sales online or at gun shows. Currently, about 40 of sales have no background checks at all. Chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford is at the white house. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Reporter it was an emotional appeal. We maybe cant save everybody
Harder for guns to end up in the wrong hands. Reporter the president announced expanding background checks and hire more personnel, better tracking of lost guns and he broke down discussing the youngest victims. When i think about those kids it gets me mad. Reporter an uncharacteristically emotional moment from president obama reflecting on the sandy hook massacre and a string of other Mass Shootings saying those are the reasons he is no longer willing to wait for congress to implement gun control. The gun lobby may behold Holding Congress hostage but they do not need to hold americans hostage the requires dealers to be licensed. He called on congress to increase funding for Mental Health care, Gun Safety Technology and hiring more background checkers and atf getting money out of Republican Controlled Congress may be tough. Many of them say the president power. What he is basically doing, ignoring the legalities. Reporter barbara and andy parker who lost their daughter gunned down on L
Thats the latest here from 59th. Im joe torres channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you joe, and this cold weather of course creating a lot of problems in our area. In the laurelton section of queens a water main break created icy conditions sending cars sliding down merrick boulevard. In East New York brooklyn, firefighters had to deal with the bitter cold temperatures while fighting a fire on fountain avenue. Two people suffered minor injuries. Two reports tonight, political reporter David Novarro has more on what the city did to help Homeless People overnight. We begin with meteorologist lee goldberg who is outside our studios, our cold studios outside. Lee take it away. Nowhere near as bad as last night. I mean its still really cold but the wind has shut down so youre probably not going to shiver as much. The winds are almost calm at this point. Theyre making snow in northwest new jersey, at mountain creek. Start thinking about skiing now. Coldest morning since february 24th. We hit 11
Rarely see the tears of the most powerful man in the world powerless to get the United States congress to tighten gun control laws. The president was announcing what he would do by executive action without congress when the memories of these victims, 20 first graders from newtown, connecticut, six or seven years old, choked mr. Obama in midsentence. Every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. And, by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. Pelley there have been 13 mass killings during the obama presidency. Each time republicans voted against gun legislation. But last month, after san bernardino, mr. Obama decided to given the limits of his power, his actions today are not sweeping. The most significant simply expands background checks for gun sales online or at gun shows. Currently, about 40 of sales have no background checks at all. Chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford is at the white house. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one wou
Meanwhile, since missouri repealed a law requiring gun permits and background checks, guns have increased to more than 50 of the natioionalaverage. E. Criminals in missouri now have easier access to guns. And the evidence tells us that in states that require background checks, lawabiding americans dont find it any harder to purchase guns whatsoever. Their guns have not been confiscated. Their rights have not been infringed. And thats just the information we have access to. With more research, we could further improve gun safety. Just as with more research, we have reduced traffic fatalities enormously over the last 30 years. We do research when cars, food, medicine, evenoys harm people so that we make them safer. And you know what . Research science, those are good things. They do. But think about this. When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon. A nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly. But weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, Congress Actually voted