Just like same-sex marriage began as a local cause and ended up reaffirmed by the top court,gun control laws may need to follow the same pathBarack Obama announced on Tuesday that he would spend his executive powers to finish what he can to make gun violence prevention a precedence of his final year in office – expanding background checks to gun shows and online sales, encouraging smart gun technology and requiring sellers to notify law enforcement if shipped guns are stolen or lost in transit. Related: What Obama said on gun control doesn't matter – Republicans oppose it | Scott Lemieux Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com