Barack Obama: “Too many Americans have been severely injured or lost their lives as a…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2014

Too many Americans have been severely injured or lost their lives as a result of gun violence.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Federal Background Check System to Keep Guns out of Potentially Dangerous Hands

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Barack Obama: “Too many Americans have been severely injured or lost their lives as a result of gun violence.”