US tragedies make gun control likely target in State of the Union Address
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="address">address</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="triggers">triggers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newtown">Newtown</span>, <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> 12 <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Weapons">Weapons</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rifle">Rifle</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="ads">ads</span>.</p><p><span word="NRA">NRA</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Wayne">Wayne</span> <span word="LaPierre">LaPierre</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="Proposing">Proposing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="dictate">dictate</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lawfully">lawfully</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span>.”</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span>.</p>
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