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Moved
to Act
Obama gets
emotional on
gun control
(AP) — President Barack Obama moved
Tuesday to use his executive authority to
require all gun sellers to register as dealers
— even those who sell at gun shows and
online — and to run background checks on
all prospective purchasers, aiming to curb a
scourge of gun violence despite unyielding
opposition to new gun laws in Congress.
Obama defended the measures at an
event at the White House, insisting they
fall within his legal authority and uphold
the Second Amendment right to own a
gun. He grew visibly emotional when he
recalled the murders of 20 first graders and
six staffers three years ago by a gunman
with an assault rifle at a grade school in
Newton, Conn.
“Every time I think about those kids it gets
me mad,” Obama said as his eyes welled-up
with tears. “And by the way, it happens on
the streets of Chicago every day.”
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An armed group of ranchers broke into the
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building
near Burns in eastern Oregon Saturday after
protesting the arson conviction of two ranch-
ers. As of Tuesday, the group has not left, but
federal authorities are pushing towards wait-
ing out the situation by cutting off power and
heat along with road access to the site.
Storage Business Fire
Authorities responded to a three-alarm fire
at Money Saver Mini Storage on South-
east 92nd Avenue Monday where at least
President Obama gets emotional as he speaks Tuesday on reducing gun violence
during a meeting at the White House. (AP photo)
In a bid to narrow the so-called gun show
loophole, the Justice Department’s Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives will issue updated guidance that says
the government can consider someone a
gun dealer regardless of where he or she
sells the guns, officials said.
Only federally licensed gun dealers
must conduct background checks on buy-
ers, and gun control advocates say people
who sell guns outside of gun stores ex-
ploit that provision to skirt the background
check requirement.
Obama’s executive actions on gun con-
trol fall short of what some gun control
advocates have called for, but nevertheless
sparked a confrontation with Republicans
and gun rights groups that oppose new im-
pediments to buying guns.
The
Week Review
in
two people were reported missing. Crews
were still targeting some hot spots Tues-
day morning, with an estimated 80 storage
units burned of the 450 units on location.
Uber Fined $2,000 in Portland
Portland Auditor May Hull Caballero an-
nounced Tuesday that she was fining the
ride-hailing company Uber $2,000 for vi-
olating rules promoting transparency in
government. Uber failed to report it was
“We’re very comfortable that the pres-
ident can legally take these actions now,”
said Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
In an attempt to prevent gun purchases
from falling through the cracks, the FBI
will hire 230 more examiners to process
background checks, the White House said.
The FBI has a computerized system that
can process background checks for many
in seconds. But in instances where the FBI
needs more time, the government only
has three days before prospective buyers
can return and buy the gun without being
cleared.
“This is not going to solve every violent
crime in this country,” Obama said. Still,
he added, “It will potentially save lives and
spare families the pain of these extraordi-
nary losses.”
paying Mark Wiener as a lobbyist in late
2014 and early 2015 as the city formed pol-
icy to regular Uber’s entry to the Portland
cab market.
North Portland Shooting
Authorities were investigating a shooting
that occurred on North Newman Avenue
around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning. One
man was shot and taken to a local hospital
and was expected to survive his injuries.
Police say witnesses were not cooperative
with officers at the scene and the cause of
the shooting is still under investigation.