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Barack Obama: “Right now, I can imagine the press release is being cranked out. We need more guns they will argue. Fewer gun safety…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2015
Right now, I can imagine the press release is being cranked out. We need more guns they will argue. Fewer gun safety laws. Does anybody really believe that?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama questions the logic behind calls for more guns and fewer gun safety laws after mass shootings.

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