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Hello, everybody --
Each week, like many presidents
before me, I sit down to record a short address to the nation. It's
something I take very seriously because it offers a chance to bring
focus to an issue that needs to be part of the national dialogue.
But today, I've asked someone to take my place.
Francine Wheeler is a mother. She
and her family live in Newtown, Connecticut. Four months ago, her six
year-old son Ben was murdered in his elementary school, along with 19
other children and six brave educators.
Joined by her husband David,
Francine shares her perspective about the steps we can take to reduce
gun violence and prevent the kind of tragedy she understands all too
well.
It's a message that every American should hear:
This week, because people like Francine and like you got involved,
the U.S. Senate took a step forward on commonsense reforms to reduce gun
violence.
And that's good. Because this
shouldn't be about politics. This is about doing the right thing for
families that have been torn apart by gun violence, and for all our
families going forward.
But we've got a lot of work to do before Congress finishes the job.
So if you believe that we can
take sensible steps to protect more of our kids from gun violence and
protect our Second Amendment rights, stand up and join us.
Just visit WhiteHouse.gov to get started:
Thanks,
President Obama
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