CNN’s Costello: ‘Ridiculous’ CDC Is Afraid to Do Obama Gun Study Idea

Carol COSTELLO President Obama ░░░░░░░░ on his way to ░░░░░░░░ Kenya right now addressing ░░░░░░░░ issues across the region ░░░░░░░░ once again he s ░░░░░░░░ with security issues here ░░░░░░░░ home The President has ░░░░░░░░ briefed on last night ░░░░░░░░ deadly shooting and in ░░░░░░░░ cruel twist the tragedy ░░░░░░░░ just hours after he ░░░░░░░░ a lack of common ░░░░░░░░ gun laws the quote ░░░░░░░░ frustrating part of his ░░░░░░░░ Michelle Kosinski is live ░░░░░░░░ Kenya with more for ░░░░░░░░ Hi Michelle MICHELLE KOSINSKI ░░░░░░░░ Carol Right you know ░░░░░░░░ were kind of upset ░░░░░░░░ the last couple of ░░░░░░░░ with the world talking ░░░░░░░░ potential security concerns of ░░░░░░░░ President traveling here Well ░░░░░░░░ people here are marveling ░░░░░░░░ what the President is ░░░░░░░░ briefed on right now ░░░░░░░░ the security concerns of ░░░░░░░░ people in public places ░░░░░░░░ America I mean if ░░░░░░░░ look at over the ░░░░░░░░ couple of years that ░░░░░░░░ have happened in malls ░░░░░░░░ kindergartens you name it ░░░░░░░░ is a problem and ░░░░░░░░ to do about that ░░░░░░░░ is the debate right ░░░░░░░░ President Obama expressed his ░░░░░░░░ over trying to do ░░░░░░░░ to prevent these things ░░░░░░░░ an interview with the ░░░░░░░░ last night And interestingly ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned this happened ░░░░░░░░ hours before a shooting ░░░░░░░░ yet again Listen PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ Obama The one area ░░░░░░░░ I feel that I ░░░░░░░░ been most frustrated and ░░░░░░░░ stymied it is the ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ America is the one ░░░░░░░░ nation on Earth in ░░░░░░░░ we do not have ░░░░░░░░ common sense gun safety ░░░░░░░░ even in the face ░░░░░░░░ repeated mass killings And ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of Americans killed since ░░░░░░░░ 11 by terrorism it ░░░░░░░░ less than 100 If ░░░░░░░░ look at the number ░░░░░░░░ have been killed by ░░░░░░░░ violence it s in ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands KOSINSKI ░░░░░░░░ in that interview he ░░░░░░░░ said that he wasn ░░░░░░░░ going to be stopped ░░░░░░░░ trying to do more ░░░░░░░░ that would have to ░░░░░░░░ in the form of ░░░░░░░░ executive order How far ░░░░░░░░ would go remains to ░░░░░░░░ seen the White House ░░░░░░░░ t really been giving ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ on what exactly they ░░░░░░░░ to do on this ░░░░░░░░ and when it could ░░░░░░░░ When you look at ░░░░░░░░ for example after the ░░░░░░░░ shooting at the kindergarten ░░░░░░░░ Sandy Hook the President ░░░░░░░░ nearly two dozen executive ░░░░░░░░ on gun control but ░░░░░░░░ were fairly weak I ░░░░░░░░ they did things like ░░░░░░░░ to share information among ░░░░░░░░ put some limits on ░░░░░░░░ checks But a lot ░░░░░░░░ these were stymied by ░░░░░░░░ that kind of had ░░░░░░░░ going nowhere When you ░░░░░░░░ at Congress s attempts ░░░░░░░░ limit the President it ░░░░░░░░ pretty tough Most recently ░░░░░░░░ put in a rider ░░░░░░░░ an appropriations bill for ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice that ░░░░░░░░ limit the President s ░░░░░░░░ to try to stop ░░░░░░░░ kinds of ammunition from ░░░░░░░░ sold in certain quantities ░░░░░░░░ like that I think ░░░░░░░░ interestingly one thing the ░░░░░░░░ tried to do in ░░░░░░░░ last round of executive ░░░░░░░░ was to allow the ░░░░░░░░ to do studies on ░░░░░░░░ violence Just studies But ░░░░░░░░ CDC hasn t wanted ░░░░░░░░ do that out of ░░░░░░░░ that if they studied ░░░░░░░░ violence in America that ░░░░░░░░ would then try to ░░░░░░░░ certain funding So that ░░░░░░░░ the kind of impasse ░░░░░░░░ the President faces And ░░░░░░░░ say that this would ░░░░░░░░ an uphill battle to ░░░░░░░░ to change things Carol ░░░░░░░░ s putting it very ░░░░░░░░ lightly COSTELLO Well it ░░░░░░░░ a sad world when ░░░░░░░░ can t even do ░░░░░░░░ study without fear of ░░░░░░░░ That s ridiculous All ░░░░░░░░ Michelle Kosinski I know ░░░░░░░░ can t comment I ░░░░░░░░ sorry to lay that ░░░░░░░░ you but I just ░░░░░░░░ to say it Michelle ░░░░░░░░ reporting live from Kenya ░░░░░░░░ morning. I appreciate it.