More than 40,000 Americans have signed a petition that has been posted on the official White House website to deport The CNN anchor, Piers Morgan, due to his comments on the nation's gun-control laws in light of the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Morgan on his CNN Show, "Piers Morgan Tonight," talked to an anti-gun-control supporter, whom he called "unbelievably stupid man," after the advocate defended his support to the country's existing gun legislation.
The petition, which reached around 47,000 signatories as of Christmas eve, states that Morgan should be deported from the United States for his "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution," the petition also states that Morgan was "exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens," as reported by Yahoo News.
Morgan took to his social media page to fight back the criticism, posting on his Twitter page, "If I do get deported from America for wanting fewer gun murders, are there any other countries that will have me?" as posted on @piersmorgan.
Recently, the Vice President of National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, stated earlier this week that the organization did not support any amendments to the existing gun-control legislation. LaPierre, instead recommended that schools be armed with guards carrying weapons in order to protect the children from attacks similar to that of Sandy Hook.
President Barrack Obama addressed the White House on the matter of gun control last Thursday, announcing his supports for a ban on assault weapons, as well as military style rifles and large ammunition magazines. In the briefing, he said that he wanted legislative recommendations no later than January, which is merely weeks away, stressing the importance of acting without any delay.
"This is not some Washington commission, this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms, right now," as reported by Voice of America.
Political analyst and expert on gun-control law, Robert Spitzer, told Newsday, that without the support of the NRA, the legislation Obama is suggesting will be very difficult to procure.
"It's going to be a hard fight," Spitzer said.
In a speech in Newton President Obama mentioned, "no single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. But that can't be an excuse for inaction. Surely, we can do better than this," as reported by CNN News.
The President has trusted the Vice President, Joe Biden, to spearhead the agenda on federal gun control legislation, given Joe Biden's track record in such matters.
Senator Diane Feinstein, judiciary committee chair, also announced that she will work to create a legislation that would ban assault weapons.
According to the White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the president will support Feinstein's efforts. According to Wall Street Journal, Carney also said, "the president would consider limits on high-capacity magazines and would back efforts to prevent people from buying guns through unlicensed dealers without a background check."
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