Obama Decries Gun Violence in Schools

Barack Obama today gave a speech at a church in Chicago decrying the rampant gun violence in schools.  He said,

“Our playgrounds have become battlegrounds. Our streets have become cemeteries. Our schools have become places to mourn the ones we’ve lost.”

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