In the midst of an armed occupation in Oregon and gun control advocates urging strict reform,Obama’s background check proposal lacks severity. But a closer glance shows an unprecedented step to restrict access and save livesMore than 2500 miles absent from the calm White House east room where Barack Obama will announce his 10-point device to tackle gun violence on Tuesday, the armed occupation of a federal building by rightwing militia in Oregon is a potent reminder of why even this unprecedented unilateral action by the president has been heavily watered down.
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Source: theguardian.com