Obama pledges new efforts to curb gun violence

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“Every day and a half the number of young people we lose to violence is about the same as the number of people we lost in that movie theater,” Obama said in remarks to the National Urban League, a group that works to promote civil rights and economic improvement for African-Americans.







Republican Mitt Romney, Obama’s opponent in the November 6 election, said earlier this week that additional laws would not have stopped the massacre in Colorado. The former governor of Massachusetts has backed gun control measures in the past.








His message was well received by the mostly African-American audience in New Orleans, however, and Obama’s visit was meant to court that group ahead of the election, too.




(Writing by Jeff Mason; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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  1. I’ve known since I was 14 where I could buy guns with no background check and no serial numbers. It’s called the black market, and it’s where most criminals get there guns. These laws only make it more expensive for law abiding citizens to purchase firearms and do nothing to stop gun violence.

    The problem is our society is losing respect for human life. Call it desensitization, selfishness, or what ever you want. Many kids no longer flinch or feel sick upon seeing horrible things happen to others, and have no feelings or empathy towards anyone but themselves.

    Baby boomers have raised the “Me” generation to grab everything they want from anyone with no regards as to the means in getting it. Winning rules, no matter what. I’ve got mine, and I’ll take yours.

    Can’t wait for the next inevitable market crash. With this mentality, it’s going to get ugly.

    • “I’ve known since I was 14 where I could buy guns with no background check and no serial numbers. “

      Really? It’s your duty to notify the authorities then, or you are just as guilty of breaking the law as they are!