Vice President Biden was preparing to meet Thursday with the National Rifle Association to hear their side of the gun-control debate, but was already facing stiff criticism after claiming the White House could use “executive orders” to address new restrictions.
Republican lawmakers ripped Biden after the suggestion that the administration might go around Congress to implement some, yet unnamed, provisions.
“Vice President Biden would do well to read the 2nd Amendment and revisit the meaning of the phrase ‘shall not be infringed,'” Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., said in a statement. “Bypassing Congress to implement radical policies is never acceptable.”
Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder and other Obama Cabinet secretaries plan to meet with a range of groups Thursday, including the NRA, Wal-Mart and several other sports retailers. The meetings are the latest in a string of sit-downs aimed at finding ways to curb gun violence, but could become heated in the wake of Wednesday’s comments.
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