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OKLAHOMA CITY -
A little more than a month after the Sandy Hook tragedy,
the President has put forth his plan toward stopping gun violence.
Oklahoma gun owners doubt the proposed changes will do
much to curb violence.
President Obama wants to eliminate high-capacity magazine
clips. Anything holding more than 10 rounds would be banned.
"You can change them in a seconds," says Tim
Nelson of Heartland Outdoors in Edmond, who thinks anyone can fire dozens of
rounds quickly by quickly changing the less capacity clips.
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Obama wants to ban "military-style assault
weapons". But Nelson tells News 9 semi-automatic rifles, like the AR-15, can easily be modified so they are not banned.
"It's smoke and mirrors," says Nelson about the
proposed ban.
The President is also calling for universal background
checks, hoping to eliminate private person-to-person sales where background
checks aren't needed to buy.
The White House says these transactions make up to 40% of
total gun sales.