"If you listen to the rhetoric, it..." - Quote by Barack Obama
If you listen to the rhetoric, it is so over-the-top and so overheated, and most importantly, is not acknowledging the fact that there's nothing else [like guns] in our lives that we purchase where we don't try to make it a little safer if we can.
More by Barack Obama
“You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in Iraq because they're gay. That's not reflective of who we are.”
“Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.”
“One of the brightest lights of our time-a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman.”
More on Gun Control
“Weapons of war have no place on our streets.”
“We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often times are selling to straw purchasers. And cracking down on the various loopholes that exist in terms of background checks for children, the mentally ill.”
“Guns are bad, I tell you.”
More on Public Safety
“I am not in favor of concealed weapons. I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations.”
“Weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don’t belong on our streets.”
“We run everything to ground. If you see something, say something. Report your concerns to law enforcement. They will be looked at, they will be reviewed.”