Optimum News 12 Newsday.com MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Optimum Autos Optimum Homes
Print Aa

Timing's right for Obama's gun control case

January 17, 2013 9:58 PM By JOYE BROWN joye.brown@newsday.com

U.S. President Barack Obama announces his administration's new

Photo credit: Getty Images | U.S. President Barack Obama announces his administration's new gun law proposals in the Eisenhower Executive Office building January 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. The president unveiled a package of gun control proposals that include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. (Jan. 17, 2013)

President Barack Obama has carefully reframed the decades-old, us-versus-them debate over gun control by rebranding it as an effort to curb gun violence.

As Obama made clear Wednesday, the problem isn't law-abiding gun owners, and never has been.

The issue was how best to craft a reasonable national response to gun violence that, as Obama noted, has killed 900 Americans in the month...

Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online customers.

Already
registered?
Log in
Already a
subscriber/customer?
Register
Get a 4-week trial for $1
Subscribe