Statement from NDN on the President's Gun Violence Announcement Today
"The President has taken bold and courageous steps to combat rising gun violence in America. We at NDN look forward to working with the White House to help turn his agenda into law this year.
It should not be overlooked how much the new approach outlined by the President today would impact the south bound flow of illegal guns into Mexico, guns which have done so much to contribute to rising levels of violence in our Southern neighbor.
The President's plan, particularly the more aggressive actions taken against "straw purchasers" of guns, will not just America much safer but will dramatically improve the safety of the Mexican people so scared by violence in recent years.
In his four years in office, President Obama has made the border region safer and the immigration system here in the US better. His new gun violence plan will be another important step to making our neighbor Mexico, and the border region itself, even safer still."
- Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN