I need help, re: guns and gun control.

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18. He'd do it, too.

The man is a smart and ruthless politician. I kind of admire that about him. Given the state of affairs in American politics these days I'm absolutely shocked the Republican Congress hasn't managed to come up with some kind of show trial yet.

His carefully worded article released a couple of months after the shooting spree in Arizona was about as moderate as anything I can remember seeing out of a politician at the national level in many years. He seems positively quaint when compared to the yahoos we have on the national stage thanks to the monied interests that keep them there.

Now, like the majority of Americans, I believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. And the courts have settled that as the law of the land. In this country, we have a strong tradition of gun ownership that's handed from generation to generation. Hunting and shooting are part of our national heritage. And, in fact, my administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners - it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.

The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept. Likewise, advocates for gun owners should accept the awful reality that gun violence affects Americans everywhere, whether on the streets of Chicago or at a supermarket in Tucson. - President Obama

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Romney is going to have to run from his record on this issue. I can't believe it hasn't been tossed around like an Arizona gun show grenade in the Republican debates.