J-Bar
Member
I am not a lawyer. I enjoy learning from the threads in this forum.
Once again the news media is focused on the mass shooting incidents in Ohio and Texas. Once again the incidents have been politicized with many in Washington DC offering opinions about what should be done.
My question is very basic, and likely stupid and ignorant, but I hope I am among friends and would really like to know...
What part of the Constitution gives Congress and/or the President authority to address these incidents at the Federal level? It seems everyone reflexively thinks the “solution” must come from Washington. Are these incidents really within the authority of the Federal government to address?
Once again the news media is focused on the mass shooting incidents in Ohio and Texas. Once again the incidents have been politicized with many in Washington DC offering opinions about what should be done.
My question is very basic, and likely stupid and ignorant, but I hope I am among friends and would really like to know...
What part of the Constitution gives Congress and/or the President authority to address these incidents at the Federal level? It seems everyone reflexively thinks the “solution” must come from Washington. Are these incidents really within the authority of the Federal government to address?