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President Barrack Obama delivered a speech on gun control, three days after he delivered a speech of comfort at Newton in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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In a speech in Newton on Sunday President Obama alluded to issue of gun-control when he said, "no single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. But that can't be an excuse for inaction. Surely, we can do better than this," as reported by CNN News.
Senator Diane Feinstein, judiciary committee chair, also announced that she will work to create an legislation that would ban assault weapons.
According to the White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the president will support Feinstein's efforts. According to Wall Street Journal, Carney also said, "the president would consider limits on high-capacity magazines and would back efforts to prevent people from buying guns through unlicensed dealers without a background check."
The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced that it would support "meaningful contribution" to prevent further mass shootings such as the one that took place in elementary school in Connecticut on Friday.
