White House: Obama Looking To Circumvent Congress On Gun Control Josh Earnest, spokesman for the White House, recently made the claim that President Barack Obama is always looking for opportunities to act on gun control, even if it means acting unilaterally. The Presidents goal is to look for opportunities to act administratively, unilaterally using his executive authority to try to make our communities safer, Earnest claimed, responding to a question about the recent shooting at Oregon High School. Were always looking for those opportunities, he continued, But none of those opportunities when they present themselves is going to be an acceptable substitute for robust legislative action. After the Newtown massacre in December 2012, Obama took nearly two dozen executive actions designed to restrict guns. However, the bill that Obama designed for stronger background checks did not get enough support to pass through Senate. Now, Obama is taking to social media to speak out about the lack of power in executive actions. If public opinion does not demand change in Congress, it will not change, Obama posted on Tumblr, We dont have enough tools right now to make as big a dent as we need toNow its hard to get even the most minor legislation passed and we should be ashamed. Obama continued on to speak on against the NRA, claiming, most members of Congress, I have to say to some degree this is bipartisan, are terrified of the NRA. Earnest pushed a similar agenda in his speech, addressing the alarming number of gun violence incidents as of late. There is no doubt there has been an alarming frequency of tragic incidents of gun violence that are concerning to democrats and Republicans in Washington, but more importantly to people all across the country, Earnest claimed, The question I think really facing lawmakers right now is what common sense steps can Democrats and Republicans take to reduce the likelihood of gun violence. And there are some, and they have unfortunately been bottled up in Congress and that is a disappointment to the president. Earnest left off with one crucial statement that made something very clear: Obama is not afraid to act alone. Thats not going to stop the president from continuing to push for administrative steps that we can take to help reduce gun violence. What do you think? Are you sick of Obama acting unilaterally? 