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Professor Vars Weighs in on President Obama’s Announced Executive Action on Guns

January 6, 2016

Professor Fred Vars weighed in on President Barack Obama’s announced executive action, saying it could curb gun violence.

“I’m not going to say that’s going to happen a lot, right, that we’re really going to make a significant reduction in gun violence,” Vars said. “I don’t think that’s true. I don’t think Obama would say that’s true but again, it’s just clarifying the existing law.”

The plan is intended to expand background checks for some gun purchases and increase federal enforcement of the nation’s gun laws.

For more, watch or read “Opponents and Supporters Weigh in on Obama’s Executive Action on Gun Control.


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