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Obama rejects mass shootings as 'new normal' in America
President Barack Obama said Friday he refuses to accept the idea that regular mass shooting are "the new normal" in America but doesn't expect Congress to respond because of the influence of the National Rifle Association.
Obama said his first comments on the church shootings in South Carolina Chandler Parsons Grizzlies Jersey , in which he said that political realities foreclosed action by Congress, had been misinterpreted by some as showing he was resigned to inaction on the issue of access to guns.
"I'm not resigned," he told the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "I have faith that we will eventually do the right thing."
The president said more thoughtful debate is needed from partisans on both sides on the issue — "without demonizing all gun owners who are overwhelmingly law-abiding, but also without suggesting that any debate about this involves a wild-eyed plot to take everybody's guns away."
In an interview earlier Friday with comedian Marc Maron for his podcast, Obama said the country has to find a way to respect hunting and sportsmanship traditions while preventing a 21-year-old who "is racist or is deranged from going into a gun store and suddenly is packing and can do enormous harm."
"Unfortunately the grip of the NRA on Congress is extremely strong," Obama said. "I don't foresee any legislative action being taken in this Congress. And I don't foresee any real action being taken until the American public feels a sufficient sense of urgency and they say to themselves this is not normal, this is something that we can change and we're going to change it. And if you don't have that kind of public and voter pressure, it's not going to change from the inside."
Before the mayors, Obama held out evolving public opinion on gay marriage and climate change as evidence that attitudes can change.
Obama says he couldn't say that the gun control legislation he pushed unsuccessfully earlier in his tenure would have stopped the Charleston shootings, "but we might still have more Americans with us."
"You all might have had to attend fewer funerals," he told the mayors.
Obama held out actions by mayors from both parties around on the country on issues such as the minimum wage, family leave and broader access to preschool as evidence that changes at the local level can make a difference in areas where Congress has declined to advance his priorities. And he urged the mayors to help advance his trade agenda, which has come up against stiff resistance from some Democrats in Congress.
"Put some pressure on Congress to get this done," he urged.
Despite the Democratic revolt over his trade policy, Obama is using his California trip to raise political money for lawmakers who voted against him on the issue, fitting in four party fundraisers over two days with tickets as high as $33,400. He and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi put aside their split on the matter at a fundraiser in her San Francisco district. Pelosi was on hand for the mayors' gathering as well, and the president had a kiss on the cheek for her at the outset of the event.
At the fundraiser hosted by retired hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer in his home with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Obama called Pelosi an "extraordinary partner in Congress" as she praised his executive actions as "fabulous."
"It's not like I agree with my Democratic caucus on everything," he said, pausing for laughter and then turning to grin at Pelosi, who smiled and blushed. "But on 98 percent of things, they're moving in the right direction."
VANCOUVER, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- "Game of Thrones" is one of HBO's most successful TV drama series. And from now on to Sept. 1, fans in Vancouver get a chance to see the props and costumes that actors actually use in the show at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE).
Now in its fourth season, "Game of Thrones" is a fantasy drama based on the book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." The story is set in the fictional lands of Westeros and Essos and follows several noble families in a civil war for the coveted Iron Throne.
Jason Bring, a fan of "Game of Thrones", told Xinhua that he likes the TV show because "it always keeps you on the edge of your seat and always keeps you guessing. It gives me severe anxiety every time I watch it because I don't know what's going to happen."
Jason Bring and his girlfriend Manayer Alhendi came to the exhibition this year to have a chance to sit on the replica of "Iron Throne," which is among more than 100 artifacts used in the show's first three seasons. Alhendi said she liked to cheer for the show's villains - the Lannisters.
"I suppose I like it as they're all fighting one another for this coveted throne and I love the strategy behind the battle plans. I actually love the Lannisters. I love to hate them," she said.
In the PNE, fans waited up to 30 minutes for a chance to enjoy a full 3D experience of climbing the show's famed "Wall" - a massive and iconic barrier that divides the fictional Westeros from the dangerous northern wilderness. Brittney Webber enjoyed the 3D and explained her experience.
"It was pretty scary, like you are in an elevator and it goes really high up and you don't know when it's going to stop. And like looking around you're in like this cage and there's nothing above you," she said, adding that she had a feeling of free falling and fireballs shooting at her.
Some fans of the show took their interest to a whole new level, including Aaron Harrison, who arrived in a costume he made for himself based on the outfits worn by the show's villains - the Lannisters.
Harrison works in Vancouver's film industry as an actor and set builder. He said the costumes and set designs from "Game of Thrones" are some of the best he's seen. He said the show is notorious for its violence and gruesome scenes, and is certainly not fo. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Wholesale Jerseys Cheap NBA Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys Cheap Authentic NHL Jerseys Cheap NFL Football Jerseys Cheap Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Custom Jerseys Cheap Soccer Jerseys Cheap Custom Jerseys |
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