Vatican welcomes U.S. Arms Control Proposals

KOMPAS.com - Vatican welcomes U.S. arms control proposals that President Barack Obama offered to reduce the number of armed violence. "The proposal is a step in the actual street," said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi Cardinals in L'Osservatore Romano media on Saturday (01/19/2013).

Already there are 47 religious leaders warned the U.S. Congress in order to limit the possession of firearms. This effort to reduce violence and needless deaths due to the use of firearms. "I was included in the control group that supports the use of weapons in the U.S.," added Lombardi.

Furthermore, Cardinal Lombardi said that at least in the U.S. there are approximately 300 million firearms possession. "" It is time to reduce the number of ownership so that no further such incidents in Newton, "he said.

Tragedy Newton in Connecticut, the United States seized the world's attention last month. You see, the armed violence that has killed 20 children and 6 adults.

Having experienced that heartbreaking, President Obama insisted the U.S. passed a gun control proposal for a new beleid. "Vatican repeated requests to combat the production, sale, and use of all firearms in the community," said Cardinal Federico Lombardi gave affirmation.

Vatican repeated requests to combat the production, sale, and use of all firearms.