Democrats and independent Senator Joe Lieberman (Joe Lieberman), said Sunday that the military-style assault weapons should be banned, should set up a national commission to study the mass shootings in the United States.
These proposals are the first from Congress in last Friday's school shooting, after the town in Connecticut, USA,
"Assault weapons developed for the U.S. military rather than commercial firearms manufacturers," Lieberman said before the vigil Sunday night in the Metro.
"This is a moment of the beginning of the violence in our society is a very serious national dialogue, in particular with regard to these large-scale acts of violence, said:" the Connecticut senator, who next month retirement.
Gun rights activists on this issue, have remained fairly quiet, but declined to appear on the Sunday talk shows. Democrats, meanwhile, vowed action, and said, This is the time I heard the voters - and not the gun lobbyists - how to prevent the next shooting.
Time, "saying, we can not talk about this tragedy, the policy has ended, said:" Congressman Chris Murphy, D-CONN, in the November elections to win a Senate seat.
On Sunday night vigil Metro President Barack Obama and not specifically for gun control. But he vowed: "In the coming weeks, I will use this office to hold any power and my fellow citizens, law enforcement mental health professionals, parents and educators in their efforts to prevent more tragedies. '
He added: "Do we really willing to say we can not afford to, and the face of this massacre, politically too hard? We are prepared to say that this violence to access our children year after year after year, somehow prices our freedom? "
Obama and Senate Democrats to promote gun control, the rise to power since the 2008 national elections. Outspoken advocate of more stringent laws, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein said, this is because of the powerful National Rifle Association sway.
But advocates also say the latest shooting is a critical point, can change the dynamic of the debate significantly. Dianne Feinstein, of California, said she will put forward legislative proposals will be banned next year, more than 10 rounds of ammunition fragments, drum and strip.
She said: "It can be done," the ban on Sunday to restore 10 years, due in 2004.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Obama can use executive powers to enforce existing gun laws, and legislation like Feinstein Behind thrown his weight.
"This is the president, I think, to stand up, the leadership of this country, and tell what we should do - rather than go to Congress, and said," What you want to do? "Bloomberg said.
Lieberman supported the ban, but there should be a national committee for consideration gun laws and loopholes, as well as the nation's mental health system, shootings may play a role in the violence in video games and movies.
"What is the impact of the entertainment culture of violence, we have a serious problem here," Lieberman said. "We are a vulnerable group, where, I am afraid that this young man is obviously one, how to identify the shooter before they shoot, and ensure that their mental health help, what they need, and then about gun control?"
Illinois Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said he would support such a group, which is a national discussion, including school safety time.
"This dialogue has been dominated by an agenda in Washington - you know, I know - the gun lobby," We need people, just ordinary Americans, come together, to stand up to speak, to sit down and calm Durbin said. think about how far we go. "
Congress has frequently independent bipartisan commission to address the most serious problems of the country, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Iraq war and a shaky economy. But in the end, legislators are often reluctant outsider's recommendations, especially if they think it will cost them support in their home country.
However, Lieberman's idea of ??defending national committee to ensure that the shooting in Connecticut "sorrow and anger" as factors other than the passage of time, the gun control is not the only way to consume.
"We must continue to hear these kids screaming and saw his own blood, until we do something to try to avoid this from happening again," he said, "Fox News Sunday".
Gun rights advocates seem to be reluctant to make their case for more stringent gun laws, and the State of Connecticut's families and the country is still in the initial stages of grief. David Gregory, host of "Meet the Press, said:" NBC invited all 31 "gun" Senator appeared in the Sunday program, and all 31 declined. Republican in the Senate Judiciary Committee is unable or unwilling to appear on CBS '"Face the Nation" host Bob Schiffer said,
R-Louie Gohmert, Texas Congressman gun rights "activists various Sunday talk show's sole representative in the" Fox News Sunday "in an interview with reporters, Gohmert the sale of assault weapons to defend mainly in Sandy Hook Elementary School, authorities say the death tried to go beyond the shooter should have been armed.
"I think she had had M-4 in her office, locked, so when she heard the gunshots, she pulled out, she did not lunge no heroic God in her hands, but she put him (the shooter" Gohmert said) out of his head, he can kill those precious children.
Gohmert also believes that violence is more stringent laws in cities with lax gun laws and higher city.
"The fact is, each time the gun is allowed - concealed carrying of firearms law allowed - and the crime rate dropped," Gohmert said.
Gun control supporters say, this is not correct. California Law Center, a research report, in order to prevent gun violence identified in 10 states, the strongest gun laws - including Connecticut, Massachusetts and California - seven guns mortality lowest in 10 states between.
"Brian said," If you look at America's strongest gun laws in the country, some of their guns the lowest mortality, with some of the countries with the weakest gun laws gun highest mortality, Malte Malta series of Brady prevent gun violence movement.
Murphy talked about in the ABC "This Week". Durbin speak "Fox News Sunday". Bloomberg and Dianne Feinstein speak NBC's "Meet the Press".
 



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