Obama tweeted out his two cents on what he would do now about the shooting at a Florida high school. He called for more gun regulations…Does he mean like in the crime capital of Chicago? Yea, that’ll do it…
We are grieving with Parkland. But we are not powerless. Caring for our kids is our first job. And until we can honestly say that we're doing enough to keep them safe from harm, including long overdue, common-sense gun safety laws that most Americans want, then we have to change.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 15, 2018
“We are not powerless. Caring for our kids is our first job,” Mr. Obamatweeted. “And until we can honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep them safe from harm, including long overdue, common-sense gun safety laws that most Americans want, then we have to change.”
STEPPING ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MESSAGE:
His comments came less than an hour after President Trump addressed the nation and called for more focus on mental-health solutions to gun violence.
After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Mr. Obama pushed Congress for more background checks on gun purchases, an effort that the Senate rejected. He largely gave up on gun legislation after