We Need Gun Control, Not Pandemics To ‘Slow Mass Shootings In This Country’ Says Obama

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Barack Obama has demanded that lawmakers combat what he described as an “epidemic of gun violence” in the United States.

Obama made his remarks Tuesday after a gunman fatally shot multiple people at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.

Breitbart reports: “It is long past time for those with the power to fight this epidemic of gun violence to do so. It will take time to root out the disaffection, racism, and misogyny that fuels so many of these senseless acts of violence,” Obama wrote in a statement.

“But we can make it harder for those with hate in their hearts to buy weapons of war. We can overcome opposition by cowardly politicians and the pressure of a gun lobby that opposes any limit on the ability of anyone to assemble an arsenal. We can, and we must,” the former president continued. “A once-in-a-century pandemic cannot be the only thing that slows mass shootings in this country. We shouldn’t have to choose between one type of tragedy and another. It’s time for leaders everywhere to listen to the American people when they say enough is enough—because this is a normal we can no longer afford.”

“We should be able to go to school, or go out with our friends, or worship together without mentally planning our escape if someone shows up with a gun. We should be able to live our lives without wondering if the next trip outside our home could be our last,” he added.

On Monday afternoon, suspected gunman Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, allegedly opened fire inside a King Soopers store and killed 10 people, including active-duty police officer Eric Talley, before he was taken into custody by law enforcement.

Al Aliwi Alissa, a resident of Denver, was reportedly shot in the leg during the rampage and has received medical treatment for his wounds at a hospital. The suspect has been charged with 10 counts of murder, police announced Tuesday. 

Investigators have not established a motive, but authorities believe he was the only shooter, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said.

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