Barack Obama, Gun Control | featured news

President Obama pledged to work with Congress and others "to arrive at a consensus" on "common sense" ways to reduce gun violence in the wake of the nation's latest mass shooting. Though he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms, Obama told members of the National Urban League last night, "I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals."

In the aftermath of the shooting in Aurora, CO, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore speaks out on topic of guns in the U.S.

Don't expect President Barack Obama or Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to talk about the issue of gun control in the wake of last week's deadly mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado -- there's little to gain from bringing up the issue.