Obama proposals on gun control align with religious leaders' pleas

[SecularMotion]

Washington - A wide coalition of 47 national Catholic and other religious leaders urged an assault weapons ban and other tough measures against gun violence the day before President Barack Obama announced gun control proposals that largely matched their pleas.

"Every person who buys a gun should pass a criminal background check," the religious leaders said in a letter to Congress that was released Jan. 15.

The next day, Obama, announcing executive decisions and legislative proposals based on recommendations of a task force headed by Vice President Joe Biden, called for universal background checks before all firearm sales.

"High-capacity weapons and ammunition magazines should not be available to civilians," the religious leaders said. Obama asked Congress to reinstate a ban on assault weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds and ban the sale of armor-piercing bullets to civilians.

http://ncronline.org/news/politics/tough-gun-measures-obama-proposals-align-religious-leaders-pleas

[cbayer]

1. Very glad to see this coalition taking an active role.

This would be a great opportunity for some alliance between religious and non-religious organizations on this issue. That could make for a even more powerful coalition.