President's Gun Measures Spark Debate

WSIL -- NRA members and gun store owners in our region are speaking out against President Obama's proposed restrictions on high capacity magazines and renewed ban on semi-automatic rifles.

Gun store owner Kevin Hicks says the proposal would do little to prevent future mass shootings.

"If he is planning on murder and he is nuts it's not going to have any
effect," said Hicks.

The owner of Hicks Trading Station in Pickneyville is also concerned about how the restriction could impact sales at his store.

"The ban on the magazines above ten rounds that is a big part of my
business," said Hicks.

He estimates it makes up 30 percent of his yearly sales. That doesn't
include a proposed ban on military style assault rifles.

"The assault weapons business is probably three to four percent of my
business the entire year," said Hicks.

Local NRA activist Larry Morse says the measures are harmful because they restrict a person's right to defend themselves.

"The high capacity magazine is necessary," said Morse. "If you had
multiple intruders in your home you would want all the ammunition you
could have."

Morse says the gun control measures are not likely to get enough support in the US House but Hicks says he is concerned given the timing of the proposal.

"When emotions are high that's when they get stuff passed," said Hicks.

House and Senate committees are expected to hold hearings on gun control measures in the next few weeks.

Source: http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Presidents-Gun-Measures-Spark-Debate-187207731.html

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