On the recordApril 7, 2013
This is not about me. This is not about politics. This is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “This is not about me. This is not about politics. This is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here…”
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Obama emphasizes that the push for gun control legislation is about the victims of gun violence, not political gain.
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