At a White House event touting gun law reforms, President Obama said the country has a unique chance to address gun violence as legislation to mandate background checks and ban assault weapons comes up for a Senate vote.
“All of [these proposals] are consistent with the Second Amendment,” he said. “None of them will infringe on the rights of responsible gun owners. What they will do is keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people who put others at risk. … None of these ideas should be controversial.”
“This is our best chance in more than a decade to take common sense steps that will save lives.”
