WARSAW After a crushing week of attacks, protests and anger,
President Obama touched on the values that unite Americans
before diving headlong into the debate over guns, one of the
most divisive issues of his presidency.
The president, speaking on Saturday at the NATO summit here,
suggested that the licensed gun in the car of Philando Castile,
who was shot by police in Minnesota during a routine traffic
stop, had contributed to the tragedy there. Castile died as his
girlfriend live-streamed video of him bleeding to death while an
armed police officer stood a few feet away.
We dont know what happened, but we do know that there was a
gun in the car that apparently was licensed, but it caused in
some fashion those tragic events, Obama said of Castiles
shooting.
[The NRAs internal revolt over Philando Castile]
Castiles death and the killing of Alton Sterling by police in
Baton Rouge set off waves of protests across the United States
last week. At one of those marches in Dallas, a gunman killed
five police officers who were providing security at the march.
This has been a tough week, first and foremost for the families
of those who have been killed, but also for the entire American
family, Obama said at a news conference here.
Obama had been scheduled to return to Washington on Monday after
two days in Spain, but he decided to curtail his trip and come
back Sunday night after a meeting with that countrys interim
prime minister and a visit with U.S. military personnel. He is
expected to visit Dallas early next week.
Obama emphasized in his remarks to reporters that the United
States is not as divided as some have suggested, and he noted
that Americans of all races and backgrounds were outraged by
the attacks on police.
On the gun issue, he said the polarization in the country pitted
a very intense minority against the majority of Americans who
actually think we could be doing better when it comes to gun
safety.
The president described the prevalence of guns in some poor
neighborhoods as a contributing factor to the broader tensions
between police and the people they are supposed to protect. He
cited the deadly protest in Dallas on Thursday as an example.
Obama said some of the protesters in Dallas, a large city in a
state where people can openly carry weapons with a license, were
armed during the march.
They didn't shoot any niggers though, did they?
The niggers started shooting cops.
You lying black faggot.
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