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1/18/13, "NY Times: Obama's Gun Ban Wouldn't Have Prevented Newtown," Breitbart, Hawkins
"In an attempt to rationalize Obama's use of a heinous crime to justify gun control writ large, the New York Times said Obama
had to "look beyond" Sandy Hook because "a new federal assault weapons
ban and background checks of all gun buyers...might have done little to
prevent the massacre in Newtown, Conn."
In other words, Obama couldn't just propose an assault weapons ban
and universal background checks because these things would have been
impotent against Adam Lanza.
The NYT explained their position by reminding readers that the gun
Lanza used conformed to the strict 'assault weapons' law in Conn. and
that background checks were already in place, but Lanza went around them
by stealing his gun.
Although the NYT didn't point it out, it should be noted that Lanza purposely avoided the background checks that are already in place because he knew he couldn't pass them.
The bottom line: The NYT has now inadvertently made the same argument
the NRA and Gun Owners of America have been making since Sandy
Hook--namely, that an assault weapons ban and expanded background checks
will do nothing to stop another public shooting. However, both these
things will certainly make it harder for law abiding citizens to get the
weapons they need to defend their lives and families."
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