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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:07 PM Jul 2012

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Obama Talks Gun Control: ‘AK-47s Belong In The Hands Of Soldiers, Not In The Hands Of Criminals’

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-talks-gun-control-ak-47s-belong-in-the-hands-of-soldiers-not-in-the-hands-of-criminals/

During his Wednesday speech before the Urban League in New Orleans, President Barack Obama discussed the Aurora, Colo., shooting spree, offering his condolences to the victims and their families and carefully articulating his views on gun control, which seemingly includes a renewed effort to ban assault rifles. --snip--

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Obama Talks Gun Control: ‘AK-47s Belong In The Hands Of Soldiers, Not In The Hands Of Criminals’ (Original Post) Tx4obama Jul 2012 OP

No shit but just wait for the NRA gopiscrap Jul 2012 #1

I'm ready to watch that :) Tx4obama Jul 2012 #2

I've been saying the exact same thing meow2u3 Jul 2012 #3

Thank you President Obama. EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #4

gopiscrap

(23,733 posts)

1. No shit but just wait for the NRA

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:08 PM

Jul 2012

to pop a hemmhroid over this!!!

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

2. I'm ready to watch that :)

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:08 PM

Jul 2012

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)

3. I've been saying the exact same thing

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:14 PM

Jul 2012

Assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not on the streets--and definitely not in the hands of right-wing domestic terrorists.

EmeraldCityGrl

(4,310 posts)

4. Thank you President Obama.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 12:22 AM

Jul 2012

The political risk will pay off. This took a tremendous amount of guts. I salute
Obama for having the spine to say what needed to be said.

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