Obama urges stronger gun laws after Navy Yard shooting
President Obama memorialized victims and urged a national transformation of gun laws amid ongoing US gun violence. He said the epidemic must obsess the nation, arguing mass shootings stem from laws that fail to keep guns from criminals and dangerous people and acknowledging difficult politics.
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NRA calls for commitment of mentally ill to curb shootings
NRA official Wayne LaPierre said on Meet the Press the mentally ill who are dangerous should be committed to reduce mass shootings. He cited the Navy Yard attack and argued current laws fail to keep guns from mentally ill individuals despite warning signs and past police reports.
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