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Barack Obama Says Easy Access To Weapons 'Unconscionable'
Renewing his call to reduce gun violence, President Barack Obama characterized easy access to weapons as "unconscionable" today, less than a week after the worst mass shooting in US history.
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Barack Obama Struggles To Find Solution To Violence, Makes No Promises
Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings are finding no easy solutions from President Barack Obama, who is conceding that a deadly mix of extremism and easy gun access have made future tragedies almost a foregone conclusion.
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Barack Obama's Tears Were Real, Says Donald Trump
Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump has said he disagrees with Barack Obama on gun control measures but conceded that the US President's tears while talking of steps to tackle gun violence were real.
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Barack Obama Moves To Require Background Checks For More Gun Sales
President Barack Obama moved Monday to require all gun sellers to register as dealers - even those who sell at gun shows and online - and to run background checks on all prospective purchasers, aiming to curb a scourge of gun violence despite unyielding opposition to new gun laws in Congress.
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Barack Obama To Hold Public Meeting On Gun Control
President Barack Obama will take part on Thursday in a town hall-style meeting to discuss new efforts to stem what he has called an epidemic of gun violence across America.
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Barack Obama, Frustrated By Congress, Plans Unilateral US Gun Control Steps
President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional approval.
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US President Barack Obama Says 'Enough is Enough' After Colorado Shooting
US President Barack Obama denounced America's epidemic of gun violence Saturday after yet another deadly shooting, saying "enough is enough."
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Barack Obama, After South Carolina Shooting, Says US Gun Violence Too Frequent
US President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed anger over the 'senseless' shooting in a black church in South Carolina and said Americans had to confront the fact that frequent incidents of gun violence do not occur in other advanced countries.
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US Needs to Address Gun Violence After Charleston Church Shooting: Barack Obama
A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama said today the United States should look again at how killers get their hands on guns, after what he called "senseless murders" at a historic black church.
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Barack Obama urges Hollywood not to promote gun culture
US President Barack Obama has asked Hollywood not to promote violence and glorify the usage of guns in its movies as they may negatively influence the minds of children.
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At Navy Yard service, Obama rails against 'routine' of gun violence
President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea on Sunday for Americans to overcome their "creeping resignation" about gun violence and demand tougher gun laws following the country's latest mass shooting.
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Citing shootings, Barack Obama says must 'go back at' gun-control push
President Barack Obama urged supporters on Saturday to "go back at it" and pursue gun-control measures after mass shootings in Washington and Chicago in the past week put the spotlight back onto the problem of gun violence in the United States.
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In blow to Barack Obama, US Senate blocks gun-control plan
President Barack Obama's campaign to curb gun violence after the Newtown school massacre was dealt a crippling blow on Wednesday when the US Senate rejected a plan to expand background checks for gun buyers.
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Sikhs joins other religions demanding strict gun control laws in US
Members of the Sikh community joined other religious leaders in urging the US Congress to pass strict gun control laws to prevent the recent surge in gun violence in the country, including the one at a Wisconsin Gurdwara last year.
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Obama urges lawmakers' vote on assault weapons ban
US President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress - even an assault weapons ban that both parties agree stands little chance of passing.
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Barack Obama Says Easy Access To Weapons 'Unconscionable'
Renewing his call to reduce gun violence, President Barack Obama characterized easy access to weapons as "unconscionable" today, less than a week after the worst mass shooting in US history.
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Barack Obama Struggles To Find Solution To Violence, Makes No Promises
Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings are finding no easy solutions from President Barack Obama, who is conceding that a deadly mix of extremism and easy gun access have made future tragedies almost a foregone conclusion.
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Barack Obama's Tears Were Real, Says Donald Trump
Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump has said he disagrees with Barack Obama on gun control measures but conceded that the US President's tears while talking of steps to tackle gun violence were real.
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Barack Obama Moves To Require Background Checks For More Gun Sales
President Barack Obama moved Monday to require all gun sellers to register as dealers - even those who sell at gun shows and online - and to run background checks on all prospective purchasers, aiming to curb a scourge of gun violence despite unyielding opposition to new gun laws in Congress.
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Barack Obama To Hold Public Meeting On Gun Control
President Barack Obama will take part on Thursday in a town hall-style meeting to discuss new efforts to stem what he has called an epidemic of gun violence across America.
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Barack Obama, Frustrated By Congress, Plans Unilateral US Gun Control Steps
President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional approval.
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US President Barack Obama Says 'Enough is Enough' After Colorado Shooting
US President Barack Obama denounced America's epidemic of gun violence Saturday after yet another deadly shooting, saying "enough is enough."
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Barack Obama, After South Carolina Shooting, Says US Gun Violence Too Frequent
US President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed anger over the 'senseless' shooting in a black church in South Carolina and said Americans had to confront the fact that frequent incidents of gun violence do not occur in other advanced countries.
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US Needs to Address Gun Violence After Charleston Church Shooting: Barack Obama
A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama said today the United States should look again at how killers get their hands on guns, after what he called "senseless murders" at a historic black church.
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Barack Obama urges Hollywood not to promote gun culture
US President Barack Obama has asked Hollywood not to promote violence and glorify the usage of guns in its movies as they may negatively influence the minds of children.
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At Navy Yard service, Obama rails against 'routine' of gun violence
President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea on Sunday for Americans to overcome their "creeping resignation" about gun violence and demand tougher gun laws following the country's latest mass shooting.
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Citing shootings, Barack Obama says must 'go back at' gun-control push
President Barack Obama urged supporters on Saturday to "go back at it" and pursue gun-control measures after mass shootings in Washington and Chicago in the past week put the spotlight back onto the problem of gun violence in the United States.
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In blow to Barack Obama, US Senate blocks gun-control plan
President Barack Obama's campaign to curb gun violence after the Newtown school massacre was dealt a crippling blow on Wednesday when the US Senate rejected a plan to expand background checks for gun buyers.
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Sikhs joins other religions demanding strict gun control laws in US
Members of the Sikh community joined other religious leaders in urging the US Congress to pass strict gun control laws to prevent the recent surge in gun violence in the country, including the one at a Wisconsin Gurdwara last year.
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Obama urges lawmakers' vote on assault weapons ban
US President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress - even an assault weapons ban that both parties agree stands little chance of passing.
