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Obama laments shooting as gun debate has gone cold
Associated Press ^ | Sep 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Nedra Pickler

Posted on 09/16/2013 2:03:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai

President Barack Obama on Monday wearily lamented “yet another mass shooting,” this time in the nation’s capital where the debate that raged earlier this year over tightening firearms laws has stalled amid opposition from gun-rights advocates.

The shooting at the Washington Navy Yard came a week after voters recalled two Colorado legislators who supported tougher gun measures, illustrating the strong political headwinds faced by lawmakers seeking to respond to the violence. …

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aaronalexis; banglist; guncontrol; navyyard; obama; secondamendment; washingtonnavyyard
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.

Both spooky and disgusting.


41 posted on 09/16/2013 7:38:50 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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