Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote…

Barack Obama
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Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote. The families of Aurora deserve a vote. The families of Oak Creek, and Tucson, and Blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence - they deserve a simple vote. ✨ Fourth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 12 February 2013, Washington, D.C.
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