Barack Obama actually said...

I, like most Americans, believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms, but I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hand of criminals.

Context

Obama discusses the balance between the right to bear arms and the regulation of certain firearms.

07/24/2012

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