Now is the time

Now is the time

Our nation has suffered too much at the hands of dangerous people who use guns to commit horrific acts of violence. As President Obama said following the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, “We won’t be able to stop every violent act, but if there is even one thing that we can do to prevent any of these events, we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try.”Most gun owners are responsible and law-abiding, and they use their guns safely. The President strongly believes that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. But to better protect our children and our communities from tragic mass shootings like those in Newtown,

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  1. Jay Carney (EOP)

    39.0 days ago

    RT @jearnest44: POTUS: "#Nowisthetime to make your voice heard from every statehouse to the corridors of Congress." http://t.co/pWaKG4nmxH

  2. The White House

    39.0 days ago

    President Obama: "Congress is only going to act if they hear from you – the American people." http://t.co/Eda4lTRrzZ #NowIsTheTime

  3. Macon Phillips (EOP)

    39.0 days ago

    RT @pfeiffer44: #NowIsTheTime to do something about gun violence http://t.co/1bMvfYbJ3d Watch the President's remarks in CT at 5:45ET ht ...

  4. Macon Phillips (EOP)

    39.0 days ago

    #NowIsTheTime to do something about gun violence http://t.co/uyViMTNSET Watch the President's remarks in CT at 5:45ET http://t.co/xD3vQv5Q0l



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