President Obama rejected the notion that the movement to reform the nation’s gun laws was fading almost 100 days since the Newtown, Conn. school shooting massacre, telling Congress to stand firm and fulfill their commitment to curb gun violence.
“Tears aren’t enough. Expressions of sympathy aren’t enough,” Obama said at the White House. “We’ve cried enough. Now’s the time to turn that heartbreak into something real.
He added: “If enough members of Congress take a stand for cooperation and common sense and lead, and don’t get squishy because time has passed and it’s not on the news every day. If that’s who we are, if we’re willing to follow though on the commitments to our kids” America will be a better place.
