Obama: Gun Lobby ‘Holding Congress Hostage Right Now’

‘The gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage right now but they can’t hold America hostage’

“But think about this.  When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon -- nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly -- weapons that kill tens of thousands of Americans every year, Congress actually voted to make it harder for public health experts to conduct research into gun violence; made it harder to collect data and facts and develop strategies to reduce gun violence.  Even after San Bernardino, they’ve refused to make it harder for terror suspects who can’t get on a plane to buy semi-automatic weapons. That’s not right. That can't be right.

So the gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold America hostage.  (Applause) We do not have to accept this carnage as the price of freedom.” (Applause)

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