"What's more important?" Obama asks lawmakers

January 16, 2013 10:42 AM

Introducing his proposals to prevent gun violence like the massacre last month at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, President Obama today asked members of Congress to consider, "What's more important," getting an "A" grade from a gun lobby, or helping children feel safe in their "second sanctuaries"?

Obama calls for sweeping new gun laws
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