Associated Press/Susan Walsh - President Barack Obama looks at Nicole
Hockley and her husband Ian, right, after she introduced him at the
University of Hartford in Hartford, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2013. The
Hockley's lost a child in the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtoen, Conn. Obama said that lawmakers have an obligation to
the children killed and other victims of gun violence to act on his
proposals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Yahoo News
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws.As Jim Carrey said, only heartless motherfuckers like the gun-rights fanatics could respond with cynicism to this.
"If there's even one thing we can do to prevent a father from having to bury his child, isn't that worth fighting for?" Obama asked.
Obama's speech was interrupted repeatedly by standing ovations from the packed gymnasium. At one point, the room erupted with chants of "We want a vote!" Audience members, many wearing green ribbons in support of the victims, were stomping their feet on the bleachers and clapping their hands in unison with the chant.
"This is not about me. This is not about politics. This is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here who have been torn apart by gun violence," Obama said, his voice rising with emotion as he shook his finger in the air.
Go on, let's hear it, boys.
