Candace Cameron-Bure breaks down over California shooting massacre

Actress Candace Cameron-Bure fought back tears on U.S. TV on Thursday (03Dec15) as she discussed the shooting massacre at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California.
The Full House star broke down on her New York-based daytime talk show The View, as she and her fellow panellists expressed their thoughts about the suspected “domestic terrorism” attack, which took place on Wednesday (02Dec15).
The incident, which ended in the death of the husband and wife suspects following a shoot-out with police, left 14 dead and 21 injured, and the latest U.S. shooting incident has prompted new calls for politicians to take action and tackle gun control in America.
Cameron-Bure, a Republican who lives in California with her husband and their three kids, admits she is fully supportive of the U.S. Constitution’s right to bear arms, but she wants lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to work together to come up with tighter gun control legislation.
She explained, “It’s hard. I’m a mum who misses her kids on the other coast… and (they’re) just close to the situation (sic), but here’s where I stand: I’m a conservative person and I believe in our second amendment rights, but there has to be something that is sensible between both parties (Republicans and Democrats)… They need to come to a common ground and have some sensible gun laws, while still protecting our second amendment rights.”
She continues, “California has (one of) the strictest gun laws (in the U.S.)… but we realise terrorists are gonna find them and get them however they want, but it still doesn’t mean that we should (hand it to them), and for people that maybe have mental illness problems, there should just be these checks (at the time of purchasing arms) that seem sensible.”
Fellow actress and co-host Whoopi Goldberg also weighed in on the situation, urging officials at America’s National Rifle Association (NRA) to take a stand and use their influence in Washington, D.C. to help put a stop to unnecessary gun violence by backing a ban of the sale of assault rifles.
“Among the NRA members there’s widespread disagreement about gun control issues, because according to public policy, 83 per cent of gun owners support expanding criminal background checks to cover all firearm purchases,” she said.
Appealing directly to bosses at the non-profit gun organisation, she added, “NRA, you gotta get on board man, you can’t pretend you don’t see what’s happening… You can’t keep it going!
“I always say, I don’t understand why people have to have assault rifles. You can’t kill a deer with an assault rifle, ’cause there’s nothing left… Assault rifles are meant to do one thing, that’s why they’re given to our soldiers. They’re meant to kill the other side (in battle).”