Rep. Lowenthal Statement In Response To President Barack Obama's Executive Actions Regarding Firearms

Rep. Lowenthal issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's executive actions regarding firearms and proposed firearms legislation in the House and Senate:

"I feel that the Framers of the Constitution, through the 2nd Amendment, guaranteed Americans a right to gun ownership.  However, I believe—and the Supreme Court has concurred—that this guarantee does not include the right to purchase military-style assault weapons or high-capacity magazines," Congressman Lowenthal said.

"Recent events in Newtown, Aurora, and Tucson demonstrate that more must be done to protect the American people from such horrific acts of violence and I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass common sense changes to the way we license guns and restrict access to certain weapons that do not have legitimate sporting or self-defense uses."