12/02/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The accidental death rate of children by guns in this country is 9 times higher than the rate of the next 25 biggest industrial economies combined."
"It is time to reach across party lines and do this."
"I have attempted to put a comprehensive package on the table so that the United States can do its part to change this."
"Now, there are a lot of kids alive and there are a lot of adults alive in America because we did that."