In his weekly address, President Obama reacted to the San Bernardino attack predictably by pushing for more gun control measures:
For first time, Pres Obama refers to San Bernardino shootings as “act of terror." "Entirely possible” the 2 attackers were “radicalized.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
“We’re going to get to the bottom of this,” pledges @POTUS of the “revolting acts” in SB, speaking in his Weekly Address.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
At the same time, Pres Obama again says “it’s way too easy for dangerous people to get their hands on a gun” in America.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
Pres Obama calls it "insane" that “people on the No-Fly list can walk into a store and buy a gun.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
Were the people who killed 14 in San Bernardino on the no-fly list? Doesn’t matter, because Obama has a narrative to push:
"If you’re too dangerous to board a plane, you’re too dangerous, by definition, to buy a gun," says @POTUS in remarks taped yesterday.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
Pres Obama says he’s calling on Congress to close the No Fly List loophole so that listed people are barred from buying firearms.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
"At a bare minimum," says @POTUS, "we shouldn’t be making it so easy for potential terrorists or criminals to get their hands on a gun."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 5, 2015
Obama didn’t say anything about addressing climate change in order to thwart terrorist attacks? Maybe he’ll get to that one next week.
@markknoller Secret list for banning gun ownership without due process would have prevented which mass shootings? Name ONE!
— MayaHockey (@MNHockey17) December 5, 2015
@IamSuz @markknoller We've never had a terrorist attack by someone on no fly list.
— MayaHockey (@MNHockey17) December 5, 2015
@markknoller @cdrusnret
Hmmm, I can't think of a mass shooting which involved members of the "no fly list" gang.
You get patches with that?— Remember Otis (@bitterclingerpa) December 5, 2015
.@markknoller So the President of the United States believes the right of due process is "insane". Even the ACLU doesn't agree with him.
— While Supplies Last (@corrcomm) December 5, 2015
@markknoller It's insane a Constitutional Law professor believes second amendment rights can be infringed without due process.
— Razor (@hale_razor) December 5, 2015
9/11, Boston, Merced. No gun used https://t.co/LrQ7rzckvV
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 5, 2015
@markknoller Its insane that anybody can be put on no fly list w/out due process. And near impossible to find out why ur on or how 2 get off
— UncleJerry ? (@unclejerry) December 5, 2015
@hymnforrachel @markknoller because being on arbitrary list with constant errors is a reasonable way to lose your constitutional rights
— tyler (@ptynole) December 5, 2015
@markknoller Remind him Ted Kennedy was on the no fly list.
— MayaHockey (@MNHockey17) December 5, 2015
Well, at least he said “act of terror”:
Always the last guy in the room to figure it out. It's astounding. https://t.co/CinxTgJZTG
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 5, 2015
@redsteeze @markknoller @POTUS Lets give the guy a chance to read the daily paper for crying out loud! Poor Barry
— Clark Whited (@ClarkWhited) December 5, 2015
#BabySteps.