White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday that President Barack Obama is “always” looking for opportunities to act “unilaterally” again on guns, though he would prefer to work with Congress.
“The president’s goal is to look for opportunities to act administratively, unilaterally using his executive authority to try to make our communities safer,” Earnest said, responding to a question the day that a gunman opened fire at an Oregon high school, killing one student and injuring a teacher.
“We’re always looking for those opportunities.Obama went on to say, “Now it’s hard to get even the most minor legislation passed and we should be ashamed.”
...“The question I think really facing lawmakers right now is what common sense steps can Democrats and Republicans take to reduce the likelihood of gun violence,” Earnest continued.
“And there are some, and they have unfortunately been bottled up in Congress and that is a disappointment to the president.
But that’s not going to stop the president from continuing to push for administrative steps that we can take to help reduce gun violence.”
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