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President Obama waves the white flag on gun control Empty President Obama waves the white flag on gun control

Post by confuzzled dude Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:34 pm

There were two emotions evident in President Obama's statement Thursday about the murders of nine people at a church in Charleston, S.C., the night before.

The first was anger -- at the fact that he was, once again, addressing the country in the wake of a mass shooting. The second was more along the lines of resignation -- a head-shaking weariness about the almost-certain fact that this latest shooting would do little to move the needle on gun control legislation.

"At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," Obama said. "It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. And it is in our power to do something about it. I say that recognizing the politics in this town foreclose a lot of those avenues right now. But it would be wrong for us not to acknowledge it. And at some point, it's going to be important for the American people to come to grips with it and for us to be able to shift how we think about the issue of gun violence collectively."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/18/president-obama-waves-the-white-flag-on-gun-control/?hpid=z2

sigh, another president bites the dust.

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