Raw video: Obama on Senate rejecting gun measure

Watch President Obama's full comments after the Senate failed to approve a bipartisan gun control amendment. For more CNN videos, visit our site at www.cnn.com/video/

[@cronobactersakazakii5133]

Obama is pissed, but no whines, no bully, no name calling. Just shaming the inaction

[@tristan7844]

Cronobacter Sakazakii 😢😢😢 where has America gone

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

He is whining. He didn't get what he wanted. His successor got beat. Elections have consequenses.

[@PaulDoe79]

Lol all he is doing is whining!

[@willdenoble1898]

He’s not whining. He’s shaming, and destroying the republicans.

[@CM-ve1bz]

Cronobacter Sakazakii He was always a gracious loser, probably because he had plenty of practice.

[@bythehandofbob]

I'm glad this speech exists as a historical marker that someone tried to do something about mass shootings.

[@bettythomas8660]

👏👏here here!👏👏 👍

[@craigsmith6274]

@citizenxgen dumbass did you listen to what he said dumb fuck he can't do nothing because Congress ain't listen to the American people

[@pavloivanchenko6346]

And it failed and gun and ammo sales keep spiking. President BO's attempt to disarm America failed miserably. He took an oath to uphold the Constitution and Bill of Rights and that includes the second amendment. This video only further reveals BO to be the liar and traitor socialist leftie Nazi that he truly still is.

[@hipsterkiwi4653]

@@pavloivanchenko6346 Imagine being that stupid to believe that's true. He does not want to completely take away guns from the owners. He wants the process to keep the American citizens safe, especially with all the mass shootings that have happened

[@-injustice-6738]

@@hipsterkiwi4653 read the 2 A it says shal not be infringed and they are doing it for years its proved that strict gun control results in higher crime because criminals then know people cant defend, u can check chicago and new york since gun law restricts guns more and you cant even cary them out of ur house the crime has been on the rise . And u can check that every year 500000 and more people are saved by gun owners so start thinking with ur own head I moved from a country with law that makes guns illegal and yet every year there is about 500 gun deaths and we only have 4 million people STOP SUPORTING ANTI GUN POLITICIANS BECAUSE THEY ONLY THINK ABOUT THEIR PROFIT LOTS OF THEM LIKE BLOOMBERG HAVE PERSONAL BODYGUARDS AND THEN THEY ARE TRYING TO BAN WHOLE BUNCH OF GUNS AND THEY DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT SEMI AUTO IS OR WHAT THE BULLET COMES OUT OF THX FOR READING AND REMEMBER IF THEY CAN CHANGE AND REMOVE 2A RIGHTS FEW YEARS LATER IT WILL BE 1A RIGHTS UINTILL THEY SAY OH THE CONSTITUTION IS TOO OLD WE NEED TO ADAPT TO NEW TIMES

[@barry3426]

This is for everyone who keeps saying President Obama didn't try to do anything about escalating mass shootings.

[@ianmci]

People kill people regardless of what weapon they use. If an individual wanted to kill a large number of people he/she could use guns, bombs, or anything in their arsenal to do so. Guns don't kill, people kill people.

[@davidcelio3156]

Why didn't he do it in 2008 when he had the house and Senate

[@JohnJohnson-oe3ot]

David Celio cause republikkkunts crashed the economy

[@davidcelio3156]

What does the economy have to do with guns

[@davidcelio3156]

He was more worried about a second term than he was about gun violence

[@dajoker85]

Imagine Trump being competent enough to put together just one sentence of this speech.

[@gundamcollector77]

Keep trying bot.

[@dajoker85]

@@gundamcollector77 who's a bot?

[@kindsprit4039]

dajoker85 impossible! I can’t even imagine mr.dump having the decorum to stand up without looking like he just ate a sloppy cheeseburger.

[@TBrown-zy2dr]

hahahaha...that buffoon!!!

[@tcstarz4248]

LMBO, HELL HE COULDN'T THE CLOWN CAN BARELY PRONOUNCE WORDS OR READ AND THE ORANGE PENGUIN SLURS HIS WORDS!!!

[@Anton0915]

THIS was so powerful...man i miss this man.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

BATH ROom. Barry Islama fairy helper , almost damaged America beyond repair ,Liberalism is a form of mental illness.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

This person Barry Asoto gave cargo planes full of cash the peoples money to Iran the biggest country on the Planet that supports terror and some how people think he was a great man has to be some Form of Mental illness .

[@adventuresofgirldad1128]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 you're an idiot

[@derikh.417]

@@adventuresofgirldad1128 well he did get caught shipping two pallets of money to Iran.

[@oldsalt1398]

@@adventuresofgirldad1128 I'll second that.

[@dougfemtobiotics768]

He was visibly angry and felt betrayed, but he remained calm in the middle of it all. Great speech

[@Crownek668]

I admire Obama. He had the patience levels unimagineable. I would not be able to fight so hard for gunlaw improovements and meet the contunous stupidity every day in every debate without loosing my cool at some point. I mean holy moly. People dying, getting shot and slaughtered. Not even a backgroundcheck improovement was voted through. It is beyond embaressing.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

BATH ROom. Barry Islama fairy helper , almost damaged America beyond repair ,Liberalism is a form of mental illness.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

This person Barry Asoto gave cargo planes full of cash the peoples money to Iran the biggest country on the Planet that supports terror and some how people think he was a great man has to be some Form of Mental illness .

[@Gloria_All_Day]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 Again why? Tell the whole story not part. Their were American Citizens exchange. He paid ransom for our people lives, which is against America custom. I would rather have some break custom and save my life other than letting me rot and die in prison. What's mental illness is this Orange Bafoom in the White with hundreds of failure. You don't even know the millions that exchange hands. You see white and it's alright. Like a mother who excuse the wrong doings of their golden child is what y'all do for this idiot of a president. Like he said himself he could shot somebody and his base would still support him. Now that's mental. Obama got in trouble for wearing a tan suit. Good grief. Give me a tan suit any day other than this big narcissist child in the wh.

[@clarice525]

How damn wrong you are!!! Why don't you actually check out the facts? You folks hate Obama so much. Yet, at the same time you are as stupid as dirt. The money given to Iran was THEIR money that THEY had deposited in our American banks. But of course you folks don't read so of course you don't know a damn thing!! You are as sorry and thick-headed as the man that is now sadly posing as our President. So pathetic and sorry you are.

[@CM-ve1bz]

clarice525 It's true, it was indeed Iranian money. But every president sense Jimmy Carter saw fit to hold it from the bastards of terrorism. The question is what insight or inspirational knowledge did Obama have that made him so much wiser than his predecessors.

[@TBrown-zy2dr]

An actual president...wow!

[@ericrossoni]

@P Reese Trump: What’s that?

[@willmalin3752]

Eric Rossoni Trump is a joke of a president to everyone but his delusional base.

[@luigimario4458]

Agreed but Obama and Biden are the reasons why we have the orange clown in the first place. Obama didn't end the 2 wars but started 5. He ran on a progressive platform. The ACA actually though is an old republican healthcare plan. : (

[@willmalin3752]

Adam Muklewicz No idea who your talking about. Maybe it's time to put down your meth pipe and get some sleep.

[@troubledsole9104]

Adam Muklewicz What are you smoking?

[@thegodcam]

His interview with Hasan Minaj brought me here

[@katc6128]

Same!

[@-divinetragedy]

seeing him talk candidly again reminded me of the air of hope and a future that was his time in office, something that has simply been lost on this country ever since.

[@noahg4522]

Same

[@Dmolina3715]

Same.

[@Noel-ro7rz]

Facts

[@dimerazorbass]

I'm not politically aligned but what he is saying here is totally reasonable

[@Crippycooke]

dimerazorbass Doesn’t matter. Republicans are funded by the NRA.

[@CM-ve1bz]

Crippycooke You're so right The NRA is comprised of mostly Republicans, millions of them in fact. Wouldn't have it any other way.

[@mbords01]

Neither am I; neither am I blind to realize that someday Republicans be like the opposite they are now - they will eventually care for the whole country and competent to govern. May 17, 2020 D sympathizer.

[@bidmcms3]

Crippy Cooke look at the multi-billion dollar lobbying industry, and then compare that to the $1,000 here and there contributed to congressional officials by the NRA. They are not “bought” by the NRA, any more than someone could buy you for $10.

[@mbords01]

@@bidmcms3 The Republicans are many of them definitely bought by the NRA. Their mouth deny; but their decisions tell otherwise. HeaRtless R! Do not tRust them!

[@amandapinkgelato9482]

I miss having a sane, rational President who can compose a sentence.

[@doug327]

yea its nice to know that after 8 years of this dip shit we finally got a rational president now... MAGA 2020

[@jordanfehr6680]

Doug lmao listen to yourself dumb fuck

[@poorchristopher15]

The name of Obama is all but forgotten. It is sad that so many people have to resort to Obama's old speeches to relieve their depression over Trump's historic victory.

[@karanbirsinghbhullar]

@@doug327 are you dumb?

[@doug327]

@@jordanfehr6680 Only dumbfucks in here are you dumb bobammy supporters

[@ArtOfLife.]

He didn't speak once about his crowd size, ratings, former President Bush or the chocolate cake he ate and why isn't he standing near a roaring chopper?

[@jordanfehr6680]

Art Of Life this is the president that America needs not mr.dump

[@staceygrant4096]

Oh my gosh. It just hit me. Your comment woke me up to the fact that stupid man is all about optics. He thinks it's cool, presidential to have the chopper waiting for him just steps away. What an ego maniac. That's why he doesn't have words/thoughts of substance out of his mouth, he's too busy thinking if he looks good with the chopper in the background.

[@youaremylifepictures4680]

I thought I was the only one who noticed Trump has to have his chopper running EVERY SINGLE TIME he talks to reporters. Such a wacko.

[@derikh.417]

Same issue, different President. So who's the problem? Congress! We keep voting the people in year after year.

[@tuluksvui747]

Problem is greed of Power and money

[@epicprankgonewrongholymoll845]

McConnell is horrible

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

@Cringe2Win no one taking your guns what's wrong about background checks tho

[@suehowie152]

@@epicprankgonewrongholymoll845 The fact is he does nothing Because your guns are safe..

[@lorrie2878]

6 years and still nothing. Thanks Mitch & co.

[@ProjectInfinity1]

Lorrie I’m very thankful for the patriots standing in between the BS of gun control. Death to tyrants

[@Halo-lg7rq]

ProjectInfinity1 so you think we shouldn’t make it harder for bad people like the Vegas shooter to get a gun? Wild.

[@ProjectInfinity1]

Hakim Lotoro the actions of a few should not result in the punishment of tens of million other citizens

[@Halo-lg7rq]

ProjectInfinity1 but it isn’t punishment, just vetting. Unless you are worried your history is bad enough or you are unstable enough, you will lose your right to a gun, you should want this bill

[@rayaany.4069]

ProjectInfinity1 it’s just a background check dude. If you have 0 criminal activities nothing will change.

[@albertasigh9617]

Thank you for this post...it’s so comforting to hear Obama’s calm, articulate, intelligent voice and message! America was blessed to have him as President!

[@albertasigh9617]

citizenxgen, you do realize that the Trump administration just abruptly canceled a policy that allowed families with children that are medically fragile and receiving treatment here in the U.S....treatment that is not available in their countries? They are giving them 33 days to leave the country or risk deportation. So in other words they are telling families to unplug the IV’s, get off ventilators, stop the medication only available in the US...and go home to die...if they make it home before they die. THAT’S your savior...the man you worship. You have a wonderful day...

[@muranichanain6027]

Hyperionsf - absolute bullshit!! You’re as bad as your lying fat-ass useless president. Shameless, low class and ignorant person you are!

[@promiserose8861]

I can't believe I voted for this race baiting Wolf in sheep's clothing. Obama the white man that used his dark skin to separate the population and create reverse racism. He makes me sick

[@dross2172]

@@albertasigh9617 Don't bother to respond or take seriously the comments of citizxgen. There is no fact you can convey that will penetrate that thick skull. He's either a delusional Trumptard, troll or russian.

[@brian7443]

@@albertasigh9617 Obama put kids in cages and bombed innocent people and ruined the economy

[@jordanstefan1779]

And they talked about that man like a dog one of the best president this country has ever had

[@thehickoryhutch5947]

Just look how disappointed Biden is. I don't think I have ever seen him that mad/sad.

[@alisong799]

He has lost multiple children. He knows the pain.

[@thehickoryhutch5947]

@@alisong799 You make an excellent point.

[@alisong799]

@@KyleAlbanese shut up Kyle

[@thehickoryhutch5947]

@@KyleAlbanese And they spat in the face of every parent and child who went through Sandy Hook. Common sense legislation to protect American lives....

[@Darklarik]

@@KyleAlbanese Hopefully one day youll be in the seats of those parents and look back on this comment.

[@grantshuster1985]

He said it was a pretty shameful day for Washington.. You ain’t seen nothing yet. Need to fix in 2020

[@rosaliebent4833]

actual complete sentences. no lies. integrity. who is missing that?

[@shaneiapearson6977]

Me😢😢😢

[@subhamdaslovesraptor99]

Me too!

[@bravejay02]

He truly cared.

[@hodaka1000]

cares

[@bravejay02]

@@hodaka1000 spot on.

[@mindfulharmony1816]

Any scum who tries to make anything negative about this speech is sick.

[@1BassJohn]

Well said!

[@reterumstrict1091]

John Lebesis ah, claiming the moral high ground against people who don’t agree with your policies, classic!

[@bradleyjones4220]

Huge FX no! There is nothing wrong with this speech and what this guy is saying, it that you are sick to think otherwise

[@reterumstrict1091]

Bradley Jones shall not be infringed bitch

[@bradleyjones4220]

Huge FX I see you aren’t capable to have a civil conversation and understand others have different views than yours lol

[@troypierce5055]

Obama is speaking the truth on this issue. He has courage to speak so bluntly. It needed to be said.

[@soonermagic24]

Troy Pierce excerpt there is not 90% support. This is bs

[@HustlersAlly]

soonermagic24 there is 90% of American support. Its been proven.

[@noahmills2498]

KentBalzer you’re an idiot. Mass shooters are not democrats and immigrants. The lies said here are exactly why I support Democrats

[@lorin3894]

@Cringe2Win why don't you want universal background checks?

[@lorin3894]

@Cringe2Win your guns won't be confiscated, as long as you don't have a criminal record or mental illness

[@richardhoward5818]

He really and truly is for the people...

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

BATH ROom. Barry Islama fairy helper , almost damaged America beyond repair ,Liberalism is a form of mental illness.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

This person Barry Asoto gave cargo planes full of cash the peoples money to Iran the biggest country on the Planet that supports terror and some how people think he was a great man has to be some Form of Mental illness .

[@deondrepolk4502]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 I believe your the sick one here

[@craigsmith6274]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 you scumbag and you a lair

[@Bruh-zq7uo]

Inappropriate Mushroom you republicans are so stupid oml🤦‍♂️ clown ass

[@adambrown1728]

Remember when you DIDN'T cringe with every single word and action the Prez took???

[@coolfred9083]

I hope those days are coming back

[@coolfred9083]

@Cringe2Win Still rather have Biden. It is definitely weird that both candidates were so old. And I don't think _your guns being protected_ is a good thing lol. I'm not from the US so reading comments like yours is like looking into a different world, and not a good one.

[@talbotd27]

7:35 “Who are we here to represent?” Obama really let the American people see behind the curtain with this one. That statement alone implied so much. He was saying “I am the most powerful person in political office in the world, and yet I could not get a bill passed to protect children from being murdered because a few greedy corporations and politicians value money over children’s lives. It doesn’t even matter that 90% of Americans want this bill passed, or that the vast majority of congressmen support it, we can’t beat this gun lobby and the NRA. America is owned, bullied, and murdered by corporations.”

[@ebhole]

I was searching for if anyone picked that up.

[@deondrepolk4502]

Omg, I never knew how much I'd missed complete sentences.

[@samriley7774]

@Cringe2Win the only reason this would worry you is if you are one of the deranged, ex cons he is talking about. If not it shouldn’t be a concern.Also stop replying to every comment you sad bastard.

[@HADEZFIRE147]

@Cringe2Win again, stupid

[@ryderfurpaw4201]

​@cringe2win146I can tell you don't care for complete sentences because it seems like all of them went over your head.

[@punker2534]

What's the saying?.. you only know what you have when it's gone...

[@gerrisperatos2767]

Boy, do we miss OBAMA, WHAT A SPEAKER, TO THE POINT, WITH FACTS.

[@margerymorris7827]

Obama would toke up and give an eloquent speech and sit back and not recall it except that people bought it. Just like when his Dad told everybody at his school that he was an Ethiopian Chief. Faked it all the way.

[@tommyk6719]

margery morris The only one “toking up” is you.........on Trump’s meat whistle! 🙄🤣

[@subhamdaslovesraptor99]

@@margerymorris7827 You speak as nonsense as a street beggar! 😅😅😅😆

[@neoliszt6276]

That’s what a leader is: a leader who cares and shows compassion, especially when it comes to the pain and ordeals endured by his people.

[@paulosanderson785]

LOL. What a brainwashed sheep.

[@ashekaili1]

It is 2019 and GOP is still the problem

[@checkmate5101]

Then leave the country. We don’t want you.

[@ashekaili1]

@@checkmate5101 thank God I am not American !

[@drjdmtuning4982]

Checkmate the moment you lose someone in your family to a similar tragedy I’m sure you’ll leave the country or smile

[@mainerbates1590]

Coming from his Heart and not a Teleprompter... a real Presidential leader!

[@antoniov4152]

💯 correct, so true.

[@brian7443]

I will give u props on that he didn’t need no tv tell him what to say but he did some trrrible things no man is perfect biden is a whole other mess tho that’s why Obama said joe destroys everything he touches

[@UpsideDownWorld]

now do Joe.

[@MultiJejje]

@@UpsideDownWorld no one is saying Biden would be amazing in his job. You really don't get that people on the left don't be part of the cult who loves their president no matter how horrible things he says or does.

[@averageenjoyer1690]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This aged like an opened carton of milk.

[@gregb1374]

What Obama said is %100 correct. But what I find amazing compared to today is heart felt, working brain speaking without a teleprompter. A President that doesn't adlib himself, repeat himself, praises himself at weird times, uses tragedy to divide ppl...etc etc etc. Its a breathe of fresh air to hear this man speak.

[@goodday512]

How come he didn't mention the crowd sizes of his inauguration? 🙄

[@cassidysmith3743]

He was more focused on others than himself. Trump is only focused on himself and his big ego.

[@laureltown9929]

Exactly

[@antoniov4152]

💯

[@denklay6756]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cassidysmith3743]

@Cringe2Win I don't know why you guys keep wondering about guns being protected. The 2nd will always be there. They just need to figure out how to get the mentally unstable from getting them. Well, that is impossible. They are already offering guns and alcohol for exchange for the vaccine shot. So if you are worried over losing your weapons, stop worrying. It isn't happening.

[@Cc75757]

That was the last time we had a president.

[@PaulGreen11]

"Who are we here to represent?" - Pres. Barack H. Obama

[@margiedaniels489]

I miss him, so much!!!

[@reterumstrict1091]

citizenxgen I don’t miss the shitty economy and Obamacare either 😭😂

[@reterumstrict1091]

DeGrate1896 do u actually believe Obama care was good?? 😂😂😂

[@commissionerwarden6347]

@@reterumstrict1091 Yeah I think giving those who are poverty striken the most basic level of health care was somewhat beneficial

[@reterumstrict1091]

Commissioner Warden look into Obamacare, it was a disaster, it had people paying the fines to not use it because it was cheaper to pay the fines than buy the actual care....what kind of plan is that?

[@jeremyreeves5349]

Wow, a passionate speech without repeating the same rhetoric. I miss an actual President.

[@daveczarnik6017]

Yeah? How’s biden doing for you?

[@juanserrano2232]

Anybody else notice how he always says we,us ,you, those but not me? Like someone we all know!!

[@donwayne9061]

If he says 'we' does he need to say 'I'? Just asking.

[@joshsmom6662]

there is not a day I do not miss this true leader, this true president and this most decent and moral human being. Thank you for all your efforts for this country and all its people, President Obama

[@twolak1972]

Moral, What about the 4000 babies who were murdered in the womb the same day this pilr of garbage gave this speech. Morals , barry butthole has none.

[@maxpw9270]

That was us. That was the American President. That is what we need again. What we have now is a damn Fool in the White House. Vote Him OUT!

[@Tbabymama]

Wow, look at us now.😬

[@simplelogic9090]

SUCK IT!

[@ETF810]

@@simplelogic9090 no u

[@yms8280]

Update: 2024 it’s even worse.

[@hormunlam]

History will be our judge and eventually reveal the truth. We have an obligation to try.

[@leonelcardenas5847]

I'd like to go back to see the criticism of this speech. Crazy difference between this President and the guy sitting in office now.

[@robevans4067]

I remember a president making a coherent speech without a helicopter in the background!

[@MY-tq3ht]

My god!!!! People with brains! I never had to worry when Obama was still President. And I never loved Obama as much as I love him today! RIP America!

[@southernhispanic512]

citizenxgen u, 45 and his base along with the republicans in D.C are full of shit

[@BigslattYSL]

@citizenxgen Shut the fuck up you shitty incel

[@charlesdonawayiii3396]

Wow, what a class act. Man it’s sad to see how far down the drain we’ve gone.

[@drehouse70]

Take any one sentence BO said and it was more Presidential than anything Trump has said in his whole presidency!

[@ETF810]

You should probably not refer to him as BO

[@russelledwards001]

Omg America is winning so hard... are you tired of it yet?

[@michaelwynne4346]

What are you winning ??

[@reterumstrict1091]

Michael Wynne economically speaking I’d say we doing pretty well

[@SHURIKENRCN]

Huge FX - Well not atm but we were before coronavirus

[@reterumstrict1091]

SHURIKEN RCN I don’t get how coronavirus has anything to do with it? It’s worldwide so no matter who’s president you cannot keep the economy from failing

[@nou7257]

Nope are u

[@ziziroberts8041]

Reading the comments in retrospect is an eye opener.

[@4knewt505]

Yep, it shows the united states has a culture of division at the cost of innocent lives.

[@petta8205]

Who’s with me in 2020 watching this historical speech. It was deep 🥰🥺

[@ishantradingcurrency]

Vote Orange out!

[@paulosanderson785]

It was deep alright. A deep pile of shit. Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

[@jcsmith2231]

watching in 22 after another falls vote after another school shooting

[@UpsideDownWorld]

deep hypocrisy. Biden is a laughing stock!

[@publicknowledge4262]

2023 #RidinWithBiden

[@proposterous3180]

Oh God Obama, we could really use a leader like you right now

[@ingeburger3250]

Now it's 5 years later. Another 17 down at a school in Florida. So incredibly sad. Politics getting in the way of common sense steps to protect lives.

[@lukehotchkiss2022]

There are about 30,000 gun deaths each year. About 2 thirds are suicides, so unless you ban every single gun they will continue. Of the about 10,000 homicides, about 90 percent are criminal gang violence committed with illegaly bought handguns. Again, gun control would not help. Ar 15s kill about 20 people per year. I hope you understand how ridiculous your "common sense" gun control is now.

[@Albert_Hu]

Luke Hotchkiss And so what do we do then? Do we do nothing? Do we continue to let innocent people die from malicious gun violence? You said only a few people die from assault weapons on average every year, but are those few lives not worth saving? What, because something won’t solve the problem in its entirety then we shouldn’t even bother? Is that your point??

[@lukehotchkiss2022]

@@Albert_Hu no, my point is we shouldn't ban a rifle that is the third most popular home defense firearm in this country and the most popular recreational rifle over 20 annual deaths. There are many reported instances of the ar15 being used in self defense, and I'm sure there are many others. And please don't call them assault weapons, assault weapon is a completely made up word based off of the word assualt rifle, and ar 15s are not assault rifle. On of the defining characteristics of an assault rifle is being select fire, the ability to change between shooting semiautomatic(1 round per trigger pull) and fully automatic(gun shoots automatically until trigger is relaesed) , and ar 15s are only semi automatic. Ps, the ar stands for armalite rifle, not assault rifle or automatic rifle.

[@reterumstrict1091]

Hi We ARM as many people as possible and teach gun safety and gun handling to the majority of the people

[@Zyphent]

@@lukehotchkiss2022 It's about preventing as many senseless deaths as you can. What kind of stupid logic is this, "can't stop em all, so why even try to stop any?" The common sense laws in this video were only in relation to background checks, and it still failed. You have to realize at some point that the NRA is a propaganda machine wielding money with the blood of American citizens on their hands.

[@richardgeltner7583]

Apparently guns are more valuable than people.

[@GerardoLuna92]

Richard Geltner depends on what kind of people you are talking about, the yes, they are.

[@billygoats4064]

Your right......

[@stryker1144]

No life taken criminally is more important than my inalienable rights

[@spicecrop]

Apparently driving a car is more important to you then people not dying in car accidents.

[@averyt4926]

Guns are objects. They don't hold much value until they are in the hands of people. Guns are not more valuable than people but, without arms, people are mostly defenseless against anything that could be forced on them or taken away. So, in a way, guns give people as a whole more value in the eyes of anyone who would try to do this. It may not seem like it now, but our right to keep and bear arms could very well be the difference between life and death. Perhaps, it already has been (as a deterrent). Without the means to defend ourselves, we are herd animals vulnerable to slaughter (or a number of other things). Imagine a medieval-era scenario in which common people were armed with weapons. Would the monarchs be happy about this? Probably not, because it increases their value as human beings to the point that it rivals their own. So, in closing, no we do not value guns more than people. We value our right to defend ourselves because that maintains our value as human beings.

[@mrcatfish2100]

You see, when do you see a republican do this? This is the true president of the U.S.

[@biohazard.gaming3499]

mrcatfish2100 yeah they don’t because they no what the second amendment means. Obama was a stupid liberal. Period.

[@DanielBrongers]

@@biohazard.gaming3499 Stupid liberal? How so? For trying to stop these shootings? For trying to make Americans, like you, feel safer?

[@junhuang1978]

Obama did not look down even once to a script and just articulate so well :)

[@sapien153]

Well. Tbf I think he's reading from a teleprompter. But I get your point.

[@vortical911]

​@@sapien153lmao no, he literally walked out and gave this speech literally minutes after Congress deliberated. You can't write a speech this long in 3 minutes.

[@deathb4bondage598]

The 10 % that voted otherwise should be in jail just for voting so stupid

[@laqsvil2230]

The last coherent, competent, intelligent, insightful, perspective, true leader, rational and mentally stable President that was in the White House. Trump WILL NEVER possess any of these qualities as a leader of this great Nation. The day Trump stepped into office was the beginning of America falling into despair, hate, division, and racism emboldened to it's highest in this era. America truly misses what real leadership was in a President such as Obama and has now succumbed to evil, Trump.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

YOUR DOMMER THAN A ROCK

[@blacblack6964]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 says who...someone 'dommer' than than a box of rocks? 😂😂😂

[@laqsvil2230]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 says the idiot without a dictionary. Come back when you have a more coherent response "Mushroom".

[@sandrac6875]

@@inappropriatemushroom4709 Sadly being racist has clouded your judgement, your spelling is atrocious, Trump will never be able to stand in President Obama's shoe.

[@doug327]

Your a special kind of stupid aren't you

[@rollsroycenetwork1221]

The reason why this always happens is because people in the past fell for republicans “Not the time for politics, it’s time for healing” line. Then it goes on and on again.

[@KyleAlbanese]

Please explain to me how a gun law is going to stop a bad guy from getting a hold of a gun. There have been guns in this country for hundreds of years and we've only seen an increase of mass shootings over the last 10 to 15 years. The problem isn't guns. The problem is that we have too many mentally disturbed people roaming around thinking that they can do whatever they want without any consequences. You have more children today growing up in a single parent household without both parents present. There are more teens and young adults today who are depressed because of social media. More children, teens, and young adults are socially isolated than ever before. The problem isn't guns. The problem is society. The problem is social media. The problem is children not facing consequences for their actions. If gun control is the answer, then why didn't Obama do anything about guns when he was president? Why hasn't Biden done anything about guns? Why does the responsibility only fall on republicans?

[@Wulfzz]

I am more and more impressed by Obama as a president, the more I look at these old videos. He was coherent, precise, seems honest and doesn't backtalk ANYONE despite disagreements and differences, but keeps his focus on the problem and how to solve. Why don't the American people want this?

[@neldajean2976]

This is our President that we respected and is highly educated from what we have now. Sad. Go Blue!🇺🇸

[@clark5325]

I was 14 I learned how government really works that day

[@realCyng]

Yeah it's hard to take away rights even if you turn the guilt tripping up to 11. The system works huh

[@seni872000]

People really don’t appreciate anything till it’s gone Make sure y’all go vote that orange 3rd grader out of office and into prison

[@mrcatfish2100]

Obama been saying it for years.

[@flakoHuertas]

mrcatfish2100 , god damn I kept on trying to get the hair off my phone screen!! You got me...

[@mrcatfish2100]

flakoHuertas lmao

[@devinbutler3271]

Obama in a lot of cases seemed to try to always be middle ground, even when he didn't have to, I actually miss him as a president, he was never purposely divisive yet so many hate him and can't genuinely tell you why, just populism

[@integritywreckerservice4385]

He was incredibly divisive, and anyone who can't see that isn't looking at the big picture.

[@devinbutler3271]

@@integritywreckerservice4385 lol what exactly did he do to be divisive be realistic, a prime example of any divisive president who was intentionally divisive is our last president Donald Trump

[@integritywreckerservice4385]

@@devinbutler3271 trump is divisive in a stupid and blatant way, Obama had a way a much more subtle and articulated approach. He was a smart man, and a great speaker no denying that. He just had a way of putting a spotlight on the most extreme right wing ideas, and attributing those ideas to anyone who opposed what was on his agenda. Even when there were entirely rational and realistic arguments against what he was doing coming from both sides. The truth is we haven't had a great president since they killed the last one, and that's not by accident.

[@bizzking]

@@integritywreckerservice4385 So the CIA rules the show?

[@ebhole]

@@integritywreckerservice4385 HOW?? How was he divisive...explain in simple terms

[@squatch545]

Who else is watching in February 2018 after the Parkland shooting?

[@bls837]

Joe Smith I am watching after the EL Paso Texas and the Ohio mass shootings. August15, 2019.

[@tcstarz4248]

Try 5/2020, and this President still have an impact far greater than that POS that's in office, trump is just plain pathetic!!!

[@yms8280]

☝🏾 After another school shooting YESTERDAY. Nashville.

[@jacobm7002]

This sounds like a teacher telling the class that people cheated on a test

[@tommiller4490]

Hell, we went from sainity to insanity. Our constitution needs a big fix to have allowed our current situation is. I'm glad I saw this again to remind me of how far we have fallen. Even though I'm very sad now. We must remove profitering from our government. It's painfully obvious. Lock the amounts of campaign funding and establish equivalency measures to the scope of advertisement. Improve education, and encourage critical thinking skills in primary education.

[@declanc4529]

If the two term limit wasn’t a thing this man would still be President to this day

[@shmibbybibby7668]

I think about that all the time, Trump would be completely irrelevant if the 22nd amendment never happened... (Impossible to imagine am I right)

[@bjlassiter]

We need this man, again. Lord help us.

[@howmaneverton9630]

6 years ago and hundredts of preventable massshotings later this measure still has not happen

[@thomaszouki2781]

I dont care which side of this argument your are on, you have to agree that the way this conversation is handled is total class and something we have become not accustomed to see

[@monak6692]

May 2022 another 19 kids and 2 adults dead! When will this nightmare end? This is a corrupted government. This is outrageous

[@franklinpoll]

This is the kind of leadership we wish we had at this horrible times. Empathy, kindness and sincere love for your people... Those are the main qualities we should desire in our leaders.

[@dianeogorzalek6986]

What a good and decent man looks like and sounds like. How can anyone choose Trump?

[@johnnystewart83]

But, but, but, "he wore a 'tan' suit...the horror"

[@ericstanford7670]

He was genuinely upset with Congress. You could tell he was really emotionalism invested. We need him back!!

[@danielhaddon1453]

ALWAYS DID HIS BEST FOR HIS PEOPLE ! A CLASS ACT OBAMA !

[@bawlsinyojaws69]

this speech was made when i was 5, about 4 months after sandy hook happened. i'm now 15 and there was another shooting in an elementary school last week. to see that no change has been made through the years, spanning a decade while i've gone from starting kindergarten to ending my freshman year of high school is disappointing and disheartening, to say the least. in so much time we've had absolutely no change and that breaks my heart and my mind. in no world is this acceptable, nor should it be. we as children can't vote for our own safety so we leave it to adults to help us, yet we've consistently been failed. try to change that in the upcoming midterm elections. i don't want to suffer through this anymore, but the same adults who won't let me vote apparently don't want me live till the age when i can.

[@andrewa6607]

Well said. This country is quite embarrassing on a lot of issues. I think this will get done eventually, just will take a sad amount of time

[@bawlsinyojaws69]

@@andrewa6607 i hope something gets done soon. realistically, i don't think it will take as long as my lifetime, but i don't think it will be in the coming years either.

[@bawlsinyojaws69]

maybe when i'm old enough to vote i can invoke some change, along with my peers, but right now unfortunately i'm busy trying to learn in between shooter drills and constant reminders that a flimsy plastic chair might serve as my death bed.

[@gailflanagan1214]

@@andrewa6607 And a sad amount of more deaths.

[@hillbillybeerdranker6678]

After Sandy Hook the NRA and Republicans proposed a bill to secure the schools to protect them from someone entering and harming them. The Democrats voted the bill down. Obama and Biden said they wanted to protect children, but when a bill was proposed to allocate money to protect them by securing and hardening the schools, they sneered at it. They care nothing about the children, they just want to use these tragedies to promote their gun control agenda.

[@free2express08]

I miss having a great president. Fast forward 6 years now and looking back, we had a chance to make progress and now we've had Dayton, Ohio, El Paso, Texas, and so many other tragedies since Newtown.

[@bobhanson1037]

Biden looking like he's about to say "tell em again BO!".

[@darkchocolate3390]

I really can't believe this is a fucking issue. How we don't have common sense gun reform is fucking crazy.

[@webdriverguy]

We truly miss this guy.

[@subhamdaslovesraptor99]

To all those people who say Barack Obama didn't do much, I say this: Why don't you stand up to the Republican establishment and accuse them of their inactions??

[@cjthegallant]

Thank you🙏🏾✊🏾

[@brianswille]

It's sad that 10 years later and things have only gotten worse.

[@crookshankm9378]

Back when we had a president who was competent, caring, and compassionate. We miss you Obama.

[@1969slater]

Hey Trump this is what we call the person that occupies the office a leader with integrity, empathy, and accountability the buck always stopped with Obama and quoting you he definitely had , “A” Brain And one more thing you still question his birth. I would say shut up already who where he was born, the US was so lucky to have him for two terms.

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

Barry's real father's name is Frank Marshall Davis ..

[@rozewillwilliams9763]

Obama was a great leader, I think that everyone should watch this video.

[@simplelogic9090]

He was shit hence why Hillary lost

[@inappropriatemushroom4709]

This person Barry Asoto gave cargo planes full of cash the peoples money to Iran the biggest country on the Planet that supports terror ,, he shipped gun's to Mexico and some how people think he was a great man has to be some Form of Mental illness .

[@BXGUY73]

Trimp could NEVER speak this well on this issue. And that's because Trimp is a "stable genius." LOL!

[@bellenice5670]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@roppa789]

Wow! What a man. A truly great President. Thoughtful, considerate and articulate - the exact opposite to the chump in the Oval Office today.

[@rpd3327]

Elder1 I'm from Obama's hometown of Chicago Illinois. Obama's last year in office was the most violent year in Chicago in 20 years. 4,300 shootings and over 800 homicides. And where was Obama during all this? Campaigning for Hillary Clinton. With Trump in office after he sent in the federal agents crime has decreased. I have seen multiple raids conducted by Chicago Police with the assistance of ATF and DEA. Also after he lowered down the taxes Amazon decided to open up a huge distribution facility in Chicago. Ask any person living in Chicago the number one problem facing Chicago is and they will all tell you no jobs. Trump has done more for Obama's Hometown than Obama ever did.

[@roppa789]

RPD 332 Thanks for the thoughtful reply RPD. So you believe in giving credit where credit is due? Gun crime down in Chicago and a new distribution plant for Amazon. Now follow that thought process and track Obama’s record as president on exactly the same issues. Look at the evidence on crime (including gun crime), on job creation, on the economy. Yes there was an upsurge in 2016 - it happened in many major cities worldwide including London. We wouldn’t blame Obama for it all would we? Trump said he could stop it easily, he hasn’t stopped the school shootings has he? Trump deserves credit for a few things but America really shouldn’t be giving him a pass on his lies, rhetoric or behaviour. The rest of the world looks back on Obama as a great president and it is only our own bias that’s stops the American right from seeing this.

[@roppa789]

Continued Wisdom - yes I agree... but then you have to deal with what Obama had to work with... the economy tanked and a hostile Congress and senate. Much easier for Trump with a republican majority devoid of any backbone. No matter his successes - the lies, demeanour and behaviour should render Trump unfit in the eyes of all just, honourable Americans. To turn ones eyes away and not see or acknowledge his actions is just rank hypocrisy and cowardice for party political gain at the expense of ones own morals. Obama is held in very high esteem worldwide, whereas Trump is just the opposite. His criminality will catch with him eventually.

[@theogeo14]

RPD 332 45 haven’t done shit. What legislation has he put into law that has had an effect on gun violence? Name it.

[@jordan19822000]

Theo Geo thats what this video was about. Republicans blocked legislation that would have had an effect on gun violence. No new laws on gun violence since it was stopped by Republicants

[@TraderTimmy]

We need this speech again

[@nothaviniteither]

Back when we had a REAL PRESIDENT....

[@devonsmith671]

America is not a great country. We can't tackle the big issue anymore

[@perstephanies]

This comment section is what we want. A president who can speak with understanding and compassion. I miss him too.

[@mileschicken1]

I can’t stand speeches but I find myself unable to stop listening to Obama’s. Truly this man could talk the legs off a chair.

[@reneakan]

man, I really miss him. that is what a REAL president sounds and looks like. what a loss. trump is an embarrassment for white racist birthers. he makes Obama look even better

[@drehouse70]

Powerful, emotional and classy! Thank you for your compassion and leadership BO “Mr. President “!

[@prachurgupta9719]

Obama can talk about bricks and I would still listen. What a speaker.

[@wowJhil]

I have never seen a president from US not only this good at talking, but also this good at clearly showing common sense and what should be in the interest of most people. All other presidents in modern times have been had as speakers and/or just having an agenda that goes against common sense in many issues.

[@peterkanayo4374]

I'm ashamed and embarrassed, this country lost the greatest President Ever. Look at how he consoles the families, it's just awful where we are now Sept,1, 2019.