Obama Responds to Petitions Calling for End of Gun Violence

President Barack Obama responded on Friday to a petition on the White House website urging lawmakers to pass stricter gun control laws following last week's Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. In a video, Obama acknowledged that hundreds of thousands of people have signed petitions asking politicians to "address the epidemic of gun violence in this country." See Also: Cries for Gun Control After Shootings Yield Few Changes "We hear you," he said, reiterating that he has asked Vice...Full Story