Obama Defends Not Taking Action On Guns Sooner

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President Obama defended his administration’s notable lack of action on gun violence during the first term on Wednesday, telling reporters that his time was significantly occupied with an economic recession and the auto crisis.

“I don’t think I’ve been on vacation,” he said at a White House press conference.

 

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