Hillary clinton addressed the news of the day. The president taking action on gun control. Clinton said, if elected, she will standup to the gun lobby and fight to get common sense gun safety measures. She also said shes proud of what president obama announced today, that hes going to use executive authority to require more gun sellers to conduct background checks. 00 35 57 00 36 16 im for comprehensive background checks. I want to close the gun show loophole, the online loophole, what they call the charleston loophole. I want to end the immunity from liability that was given to the gunmakers and sellers, the only business in america that was given that. clinton was an hour late to the event, saying her campaign had to dece in cedar rapids, which took a lot longer than she thought it would. The former secreatory of state arrived and took the stage standing next to former Iowa Governor tom vilsack, who told the crowd how clinton helped him get elected. In her stump speech, clinton talke
First on 13. Iowans are dusting off their Winter Driving skills before the snowflakes fly. And crews are preparing to make sure drivers stay safe during their channel 13s josh nguyen is in west des moines. At the citys public works department. And josh. They have a big day ahead of them. The warmer weather has saved the dept. 50,000 so far. That is the equivalent of 2 days of snow removal. They have spent just under 1000 on treating the roads. The warmer weather helps apply the treatment and does a better job of deicing when the first snow falls. They will plow if 1 inch of snow falls. The annual budget for snow removal is 3. 2 mil. Theis says that while this time helps it will probably get used sometime this year. She also said that she has seen this before and it doesnt mean it will be a warm rest of the winter. This extra time has given the dept more time to complete Construction Projects and fill potholes. Her dept. Is looking forward to first snow. It helps everyone get back into
President obama says he will be rolling out his initiatives over the next several days. There are at least six iowa gun shows scheduled this month alone that could be impacted and local gun owners are weighing in on what iowans are most concerned about. 13s Justin Surrency explains how an executive order by the president could affect gun owners in iowa. Within days a potential change in gun laws across the country could be made and iowa gun owners are sounding off. The president deciding to do nervous in that legislators didnt decide this. Aaron dorr, the executive director of iowa gun owners which has over 235,000 facebook followers says his members are furious. They are pretty disgusted the president is trying use the power of his pen to do what he could not accomplish by the legislative process. But in the meantime many iowa businesses are also cashing in. Obama is the best gun salesman in American History and theres some truth to that. Steve anderson a former Des Moines Police offi
Evil in the world. But maybe we could stop one act of violence gop reaction was swift. Calling it an maybe we could stop one act of violence gop reaction was swift. Calling it an attack on the Second Amendment. House Speaker Paul Ryan said rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, the president he goes after the most law abiding of citizens. The nra tweeted the president s plan will do nothing to improve public safety. But the father of one of the sandy hook victims says its time for sensible gun control laws. Sot mark bardensandy hook father every gun related death is preventable. We need your help amanda now the white house believes the president s plan will survive any court challenge. But as far as what will happen if a republican gets in the oval office in 2016, thats unclear. The gop candidates came out overwhelmingly against the plan today, including marco rubio speaking to reporters in iowa. sen. Marco rubio i oppose gun violence and i dont think anything the president is
Ben carson. While mr. Graham never mentioned a candidate by name, he asked the crowd to make a careful consideration. Fg 25 13 vote for candidates that stand for biblical truth and biblical principles and are willing to live em okay. And for many in this crowd, that candidate is ted cruz. Laura 44 01 i love his faith, his willingness to speak about it. Hes firm on what he believes, he isnt waivering. Kim 44 55 his dependency on christ is cool to see in a candidate and he is so dependency on christ is cool to see in a candidate and he is so stuck to that is awesome. For others who are undecided, grahams visit gave them the guidance they were looking for. Holly 48 57 it really helped enter me on the fact i need to focus on who the candidate is as a person and as a christian. Ae they godly first and foremost . Amanda bam ralliess will continue. He has stops scheduled in florida, louisiana and New Hampshire before t t month is over. Amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. Jack continui