Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), who led the National Rifle Association’s school safety task force, said Sunday that President Obama should have turned to school safety measures rather than broad gun restrictions after the Newtown school shooting because government cannot solve America’s violence problem.
On “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace pressed Hutchinson, saying that his report for the NRA on how to make schools safer will do nothing to protect Americans in shopping malls or movie theaters from a gunman. Hutchinson responded that government cannot stop violence in American society.
“You can’t expect the federal government to solve this problem because it is not solvable in that fashion,” Hutchinson said. “It is dealing with the hearts and minds of people.”
Hutchinson said the government is responsible for safety in places like transportation and schools.
