President Obama Still Doesn’t Get It: It’s Culture That Stops Gun Violence

By Dan Zimmerman

(This article originally appeared at Bold and is reprinted here with permission.)

By Rebecca Bond

On Tuesday, President Obama held his much-anticipated press conference on “Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence.” The country awaited the draconian or heroic – depending on whose side you were on – measures. And what happened? Well, it feels like much ado about nothing . . .

The “nothing” part being Obama’s less controversial initiatives where there is already some agreement across party lines. Figure out mental health solutions? Check. If you’re “in the business” of guns, do your paperwork? Check. Fund some Smart Tech safety projects? Sure. Hire more staff to enforce laws on the books? Big check.

There is conversely a little ado about something rising up in the culture worth talking about. We are again reminded – via the national stage of a presidency – that doing nothing about gun violence, gun safety or mental health just won’t fly with most Americans any more . . .

Almost no one today is cavalier about their children’s, family’s and community’s safety. You can’t dismissively shrug off the innocent gun victims and families who come through our social and media channels …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns