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On the recordMay 1, 2013
This is just the first round. And when you've got 90 percent of the American people supporting the initiatives that we put forward around background checks... I believe that eventually, we're going to get that done.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's News Conference With President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico in Mexico City

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