There`s an expression by an Irish poet that says, too long a suffering makes a stone of the heart. Well, there`s an awful lot of suffering. We`ve been -- I -- I`ve been to more mass shooting aftermaths than I think any president in American history, unfortunately. And it`s just -- so much of it is -- much of it is preventable, and the devastation is amazing.
President Biden reflects on the preventable nature of mass shootings and the suffering caused by them.
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