President Obama Responds to We the People Petitions Related to Gun Violence

In the days since the tragedy in Newtown, Americans from all over the country have called for action to deter mass shootings and reduce gun violence, and hundreds of thousands of people have signed petitions on whitehouse.gov's We the People platform. In this video message, President Obama responds, explaining a comprehensive effort to come up with a broader set of serious proposals and encouraging Americans to continue their participation in this important process.

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[richie pape]

i got an ak47 and i never killed anyone also more deaths by cars then guns how about you ban cars while your at it

[XX1SICKNTWISTED1XX]

No, no misunderstanding here. You keep buying into his bullshit. What part of shall not infringe do you not understand. People drive drunk and kill way more than people with guns so let's take cars plus they aren't a right a gun is.

[papabearskid]

*magazines*

[Tj Terpsma]

What part of "shall not be infringed" do you not understand. REPEAL EVERY GUN LAW RESTRICTION ON THE BOOKS IMMEDIATELY!

[pugmastaflex]

Lol @ the ratings. Fail Obama.

[worddunlap]

You don't "need" shoes, yet you have them?

[worddunlap]

LOL lost this one. As president you need to understand the public did not ever support the bill and we already have background checks. The Bill of Rights has been eroded for the last 3 decades. No it's not all your fault but restore it and see the difference. The violence is due to people feeling powerless and our rights being stripped is what the cause is. Check historical statistics, the feeling of powerlessness is a very dangerous thing. Shame on all out elected officials.

[SKELETOR702]

go fuck your self Obama i hope you get impeached.

[Dillon Olson]

Funny I wonder if you know of any other guns besides the Ak-47 which is sold in a semi-automatic version in retail stores, not fully automatic. You are a perfect example of an under informed individual. You know only what you see on tv and believe it as fact. Read my above comments and understand how what you said is entirely bullshit and untrue...

[Dillon Olson]

And if they try to take our liberty than we the people ( The free people) will stand up and shove oursemi-automatic weapons with high capacity magazines up the asses of oppresive tyranical officals bent on destroying our way of life. Do you research people and fix your own problems before you come after ours.

[Dillon Olson]

You argue they didnthave semi automatic weapons when they wrote your constituition. Well that is very true, but you miss my point entirely! If our patriots back then only have swords and arrows against their enemy AKA te British!!!! we would have lost. and that is why the tried to confiscate guns from us then and why we need modern weaponry in civilian homes now. To ensure that no one ever shall take away our freedoms!!!

[Dillon Olson]

America has done more for individual freedom tan any country in the world. You think you are as free as we are you have got to be kidding me... Our first 10 amendments were put in the Constituition to ensure liberty to all for every generation to come. Guess what! the right to bare arms was one of them and if the American people do not have the means to stand up to injustice in our own system then we will lose our freedoms.