Obama: Dallas Police Shooting ‘Despicable,’ Highlights Need For Gun Control

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Via HuffPo

President Barack Obama called the fatal shootings of several Dallas police officers“despicable,” and said that it highlighted the need for better gun control laws. 

“There has been a vicious, despicable, and calculated attack on law enforcement,” he said. “Police were doing their jobs, keeping people safe during a protest.”

The president said the shooting highlights the need for a new debate on gun control laws.

“When people are armed with powerful weapons, unfortunately, it makes attacks like these more deadly and more tragic,” he said. “So, we’re gonna have to consider these realities as well.”

At least five officers were killed and seven more injured after snipers opened fire in an ambush-style attack on a protest over police brutality in downtown Dallas. Obama received word of the news of the attack while in Warsaw, Poland for a meeting with NATO officials. This is the third shooting he’s had to address this week following the deaths of two African American men at the hands of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

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I believe the peaceful protest had ended prior to the attack. 

But yes, this is despicable.

[Goosey 3,017]

"The president said the shooting highlights the need for a new debate on gun control laws."

Nope. That's a reach. He actually said "we're gonna have to consider those realities as well." It's clear that's what he believes, though. 

 

Obama's speech has inflamed many people, either way. A selection of comments online:

MiniMe says: 
"President Obama calls for even more gun control, again, still. There’s a surprise. As predictable as a broken record."

Steven says:
"What an awful person. On a deep and human level you, President Obama, are a terrible person. The bodies aren’t even room temperature yet and you are politicizing this tragedy. Shame on you. You are a disgraceful excuse for a human being. On the day of your judgment, and you stand before God, how are you going to explain this?"

Geoff says:
"Democrats STILL cannot understand with their tiny little brains that criminals care not one iota about gun laws. They will get a gun to commit evil and wreak havoc no matter what law stands in their way. Better to repeal gun laws instead of tying the hands of the law abiding."

Tile floor says:
"I am an officer and obviously have many friends who are as well. Many texts and phone calls have been exchanged between us since last night but not a single one mentioned the guns used or called for more gun control. We don’t want more gun control."

Stuki Moi says:
"Of course he made mention of “being armed with powerful weapons, but no mention of them being peashooters compared to what his own posse have unrestrained access to."

Question Authority says:
"The more hate and division that Obama sows will reap more opportunities for him to press gun control. He set the conditions of the murder of these police officers. It goes back to how he and Al Sharptons’ ilk responded to the Trayvon Martin case and others. The kind of incitement to violence he is sowing in minority communities won’t go away with gun control"

uncommon_sense says:
" '… there is no possible justification for these attacks.' Sure there is: using them as an excuse to advance civilian disarmament."

Soccerchainsaw says:
"I’m starting to think that if Obama got heartburn from putting too much Tabasco on his scrambled eggs he would call for gun control to address “this pressing national problem”.

 

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19 hours ago, Goosey said:

"The president said the shooting highlights the need for a new debate on gun control laws."

Nope. That's a reach. He actually said "we're gonna have to consider those realities as well." It's clear that's what he believes, though. 

 

Obama's speech has inflamed many people, either way. A selection of comments online:

MiniMe says: 
"President Obama calls for even more gun control, again, still. There’s a surprise. As predictable as a broken record."

Steven says:
"What an awful person. On a deep and human level you, President Obama, are a terrible person. The bodies aren’t even room temperature yet and you are politicizing this tragedy. Shame on you. You are a disgraceful excuse for a human being. On the day of your judgment, and you stand before God, how are you going to explain this?"

Geoff says:
"Democrats STILL cannot understand with their tiny little brains that criminals care not one iota about gun laws. They will get a gun to commit evil and wreak havoc no matter what law stands in their way. Better to repeal gun laws instead of tying the hands of the law abiding."

Tile floor says:
"I am an officer and obviously have many friends who are as well. Many texts and phone calls have been exchanged between us since last night but not a single one mentioned the guns used or called for more gun control. We don’t want more gun control."

Stuki Moi says:
"Of course he made mention of “being armed with powerful weapons, but no mention of them being peashooters compared to what his own posse have unrestrained access to."

Question Authority says:
"The more hate and division that Obama sows will reap more opportunities for him to press gun control. He set the conditions of the murder of these police officers. It goes back to how he and Al Sharptons’ ilk responded to the Trayvon Martin case and others. The kind of incitement to violence he is sowing in minority communities won’t go away with gun control"

uncommon_sense says:
" '… there is no possible justification for these attacks.' Sure there is: using them as an excuse to advance civilian disarmament."

Soccerchainsaw says:
"I’m starting to think that if Obama got heartburn from putting too much Tabasco on his scrambled eggs he would call for gun control to address “this pressing national problem”.

 

Fact: In Australia shootings dropped after gun control was implemented

 

Fact: Europe and Canada have far lower rates of shootings proportionally than in the US where they are pretty unregulated

 

No one says it stops every bad guy from obtaining guns but it helps at least a little

 

Not everyone who may go thru a crisis and be prone to doing something stupid is gonna manage to get their hands on a gun when its regulated