Obama to Hold Town Hall Meeting on Gun Violence
HONOLULU — Renewing his emphasis on the need for more gun restrictions, President Obama
on Thursday will participate in a live televised town hall meeting to
discuss gun violence in America, according to the White House.
The
hourlong event, which will be held at George Mason University outside
Washington, will be televised on CNN beginning at 8 p.m. It will come
just days after Mr. Obama meets with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
on Monday to discuss what executive actions the president can take to
curb gun violence.
After
the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 2 that killed 14
people, Mr. Obama’s initial response emphasized the need for gun
restrictions. The administration soon realized, however, that this
message was failing to reassure many Americans that the president was
focused enough on the Islamic State, the extremist group that inspired
that attack and carried out another in Paris in November that left 130
people dead.
So,
through much of December, Mr. Obama engaged in a series of public
events to convince the country that his administration was doing
everything it could to battle the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or
ISIL.
This week, he will return to pressing for more gun restrictions.