ORLANDO: Obama Meets With Victims’ Families, Slams GOP Over Easy Access To Assault Weapons [VIDEO]

June 16, 2016 Pulse Massacre, Terrorism

The Hill reports:



President Obama pleaded with lawmakers to take action to prevent gun violence after meeting with families of the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando.

The president pledged to be “relentless” in going after international terrorist groups but said passing new gun laws is a crucial step in preventing “homegrown” attacks like the massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida.

“Today, once again, as has been true too many times before, I held and hugged grieving family members and parents and they asked, ‘Why does this keep happening?’ ” Obama said, standing beside Vice President Biden at a makeshift memorial for the victims.

“They pleaded that we do more to stop the carnage,” he added. “They don’t care about the politics. Neither do I, neither does Joe, and neither should any parent out there. This debate needs to change.”

Obama vented his frustration, challenging Republicans who have stymied his efforts to enact stricter gun laws in response to a steady stream of mass shootings since the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

“The notion that the answer to this tragedy would be to make sure that more people in a nightclub are similarly armed to the killer defies common sense,” he said. “Those who defend the easy accessibility to assault weapons should meet these families and explain why that makes sense.”

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