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You know, they know what it’s like when the seconds change your life forever. So many people - so many of the people sitting here today know that well, unfortunately. Last night, as I was coming to the Oval office, I got the word that, in South Carolina, a physician with his wife, two grandchildren, and a person working at his house was gunned down - all five. Let me say it again: Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment. Gun violence in this country is an epidemic. So the idea is just bizarre to suggest that some of the things we’re recommending are contrary to the Constitution. From the very beginning that the Second Amendment existed, certain people weren’t allowed to have weapons. From the very beginning, you couldn’t own any weapon you wanted to own.

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You can’t yell crowd - you can’t tell * “fire” in a crowded movie theater and call it freedom of speech. They’re phony, arguments suggesting that these are Second Amendment rights at stake from what we’re talking about.īut no amendment - no amendment to the Constitution is absolute. Nothing - nothing I’m about to recommend in any way impinges on the Second Amendment. But I also - today, we’re taking steps to confront not just the gun crisis, but what is actually a public health crisis. It always seems like we always have a long way to go. So many of you who are in - absolutely determined, as Murph and others are, to get this done. Jill Biden, who cares deeply about this issue as well.Īnd I look out there and I see so many members of Congress who have led in this fight. It’s also good to see the Second Gentleman, who is here. You know, we’re joined today by the Attorney General, Merrick Garland, who I’ve asked to prioritize gun violence. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Kamala - Madam Vice President. **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk.

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