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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest insisted “it is not our view that we should wait until somebody who is on the no-fly list walks into a gun store, legally purchases a gun, and kills a bunch of innocent Americans before we pass a law preventing it.”
During the Thursday daily briefing, Earnest suggested “we believe quite strongly that Congress should take action to address it an close the no-fly-no-buy loop hole.”
Earnest was asked, “Can the White House point to a recent mass shooting that would have been stopped by an expanded assault weapons ban or stricter background checks? I mean, the evidence seems to be that in all these recent mass shootings these folks either passed background checks or were very determined to circumvent those very strict gun laws that are already on the books. Can you point to any that would have been prevented or stopped by the kind of proposals the White House is championing?”
“I think this same thing applies here which is,” Earnest explained. “It is not our view that we should wait until somebody who is on the no fly list walks into a gun store, legally purchases a gun and kills a bunch of innocent Americans before we pass a law preventing it. That’s a common sense view. The president believes that’s in our national security and that’s why we believe quite strongly that Congress should take action to address it an close the no-fly-no-buy loop hole.”
The reporter followed up, “Where any of the recent mass shooters on the no-fly list?”
“Not that I’m aware of, but you probably have to ask the director of national intelligence to confirm that,” Earnest suggested.