Out executive actions he hopes will curb gun violence. In a white house address, president obama says he will tighten existing laws without infringing on the rights of lawabiding citizens. At one point, he was brought to tears as he spoke of the 20 first graders gunned down in their classrooms in newtown, connecticut. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun, wipes tearpauses every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. In his plan, the president hopes to expand background checks by having federal agencies treat all gun sales equally. That means weapons sold at gun shows and online, would be subject to the same background checks as all other gun sales. Percent of sales have no checks at all. All. The president also wants to increase funding for Mental Health care and to hire more atf agents, something that would require approval from congress. The National Rifle association has successfully lobbied congres
Clinton also plans to extend new resources and establish publicprivate partnerships that will ensure a post graduation transition plan for new at six, six,a dire warning today from the us army rps of engineers. Engineers. E agency is urging people be extrtrely careful near coralville lake. They say right now, the lake is about ten feet higher than normal, but is decreang rapidly. Because the water is falling below the bottom of the ice, its making for extremely dangerous conditions. The corps says falling through the ice right now leaves little chance for escape and a svccessful rescue becomes kext to impossible. Theyre advising everyone to stay off the lake. The warning comes just one day after the body of 17year old tanner wymer was found in the la after his canoe capsized sunday. A second person in the canoe was able to make it to shore. We now know Funeral Services for wymer will be Cedar Rapids Police need you help in finding two robbery suspects. Take a look look this is Surveill
New this morning, morning,the United Nations has been quick to set an emergency meeting that will take place today, following north koreas supposed Hydrogen Bomb test. Test. Last night the state media in the isolated country announced the test but right now the us cant confirm if the test actually happened and it could be several days before it can. A south Korean Spy Agency says north korea may have tested an atomic bomb and not a Hydrogen Bomb which would be a lot more powerful. Nations around the world have already imposed sanctions on north korea in the past for pursuing a nuclear program. Back here in the United States, the president has laid out executive actions he hopes will curb gun violence. In a white house address, president obama says he will tighten existing laws without infringing on the rights of point, he was brought to tears as he spoke of the 20 first graders gunned down in their classrooms in newtown, connecticut. And from every family who never imagined that their
They h h totoay. Matt. Amid all the debate today this really is the only new wrinkle. The impact of Mental Health on gun violence is e long runnininconcern thats rarely talked about until after the shooting stops. Stops. Twenty innocent children killed at sandy hook. A dozen movie goerermurdered in colorado. Just two of the Mass Shootings linked to Mental Illness. Illness. Its a very ticklish issue. And confidentiality. Bang. Bang Jeremy Brigham m ys his three hundred members with iowans for gun safety have worked hard he says the president had to do something and the mentally ill having access to guns is part of the problem. Problem. If family members would come to them and say this person shouldnt have a gun, sheriffs should be a ble to do that and make a decision. I is huge people are been tabu for too long. Joan becker has lived the tragedy. Her son mark struggling with Mental Illness shototand killed belolod coach ed thomas in 2009. She now advocates for more accessible counseling
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