The President of the United states of America, Barack Obama has stated why he can’t promise that the mass shooting in Orlando won’t happen again.
The mass shooting which claimed the lives of about 50 people is the largest mass shooting in US history.
The President who was addressing the guilt-stricken families told them that due to government policies on gun acquisition and control, he couldn’t make any promises that such violence won’t happen again.
The violence has once again opened up a debate on America’s gun control and the 2nd amendment.
“Our politics have conspired to make it as easy as possible for a terrorist or even just a disturbed individual to buy extraordinarily powerful weapons, and they can do so legally,” Obama said addressing them.
Obama also explained how he felt meeting the families who had lost someone.
“I held and hugged grieving family members and parents and they asked, ‘Why does this keep happening?’ And they pleaded that we do more to stop the carnage,They don’t care about the politics. Neither do I.
“We can’t anticipate or catch every single deranged person that may wish to do harm to his neighbours or his friends or co-workers or strangers,” Obama said. “Unfortunately, our politics have conspired to make it as easy as possible for a terrorist or just a disturbed individual like those in Aurora and Newtown to buy extraordinarily powerful weapons and they can do so legally. Those who defend the easy accessibility of assault weapons should meet these families,
“If you have lone wolf attacks like this, hatched in the minds of a disturbed person, then we’re going to have to take different steps in order to prevent something like this from happening,” Obama continued.
“If there was ever a moment for all of us to reflect and reaffirm our most basic beliefs that everybody counts and everybody has dignity, now’s the time. It’s a good time for all of to us reflect on how we treat each other and to insist on respect and equality for every human being.” He concluded
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