Watch: Chris Kyle’s widow challenges Obama on gun control

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Taya Kyle, the widow of slain Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, challenged President Obama Thursday evening on his proposed executive actions on gun violence, suggesting that his approach to the issue is counterproductive.

“I think that by creating new laws, you do give people hope,” she said at a town hall meeting in Fairfax, Virginia. “The thing is: The laws that we create don’t stop these horrific things from happening, and that’s a very tough pill to swallow.”

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