WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., on Sunday released the following statement after learning from news reports that President Obama plans to use an Executive Order this week to implement new gun control measures.
“It is unbelievable and I’m at a loss of words at the news President Obama plans to sidestep the Constitution once again in order to circumvent Congress in his efforts to diminish gun owner’s (sic) rights in America. This is just another example of President Obama’s attempts to impose his failed agenda on the American people in the waning months of his presidency.
The representative of Alabama’s 4th Congressional District says there is no proof that the new restrictions Obama is proposing would have prevented any of the recent cases of gun violence in our country.
“I’m also confident that these new proposed restrictions on the Second Amendment will not stop any future incidents. As we know our problem in America is not a gun problem. It is a cultural problem and a problem of the heart by these criminals. No new gun laws can change the attitude of someone who is so lost in this world that they are bent on killing others.”
In Washington, Rep. Aderholt serves as Chairman of the subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies for the powerful House Appropriations committee. He is also a member of the committee’s Defense subcommittee, the committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee and the Helsinki Commission.
According to a report from Jeff Mason of Reuters news service, published yesterday:
President Barack Obama said on Monday his new executive actions to tighten gun rules were ‘well within’ his legal authority and consistent with the U.S. right to bear arms, a warning to opponents who are likely to challenge them in court.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Obama said his administration would unveil the new measures over the next several days.
For more information on U.S. Rep. Aderholt, visit www.aderholt.house.gov.
