Gun Control Alone Isnt Enough to Halt Violence, Obama Says in Chicago
Feldmann, Linda, The Christian Science Monitor
On paper, President Obamas trip to Chicago Friday was just the last stop on his post-State of the Union tour, focused on strengthening the economy and building up the middle class.
But the reality was much more.
It was a homecoming to a neighborhood Mr. Obama used to represent as a state legislator, in a city wracked by gun violence. And it was personal in a different way, as he dispensed fatherly advice to the schoolmates of Hadiya Pendleton, the honor student at Hyde Park Academy who was shot and killed last month not far from Obamas house.
In his remarks, Obama linked the cycles of violence to the lack of strong role models and economic opportunity.
This is not …
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Article title: Gun Control Alone Isnt Enough to Halt Violence, Obama Says in Chicago.
Contributors: Feldmann, Linda - Author.
Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor.
Publication date: February 15, 2013.
Page number: Not available.
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