Every year. 30,000. In just the last week this is since the first of the year, in chicago, 11 people were shot to death. Five more shot just this afternoon. And the day is not over in chicago yet. So what are we going to the about it . What are we going to do about it . Were going to keep that conversation going tonight to try to get answers from people on both sides of this debate. Im glad you joined us tonight. Its going to be a great conversation all around here. President barack obama answering his critics tonight. A gun executive, a sheriff, a rape survivor and a widow among them. I want to bring in Anderson Cooper who moderated that and had great questions. Anderson, im so glad that youre here. It was an emotional hour. The president tried to speak to his critics in the audience and to the nra who chose not to come. Lets listen. For the gun owners who are in attendance here. My suspicion is that you had to go through a background check. And it didnt prevent you from getting a wea
It . Were going to keep that conversation going tonight to try to get answers from people on both sides of this debate. Im glad you joined us tonight. Its going to be a great conversation all around here. President barack obama answering his critics tonight. A gun executive, a sheriff, a rape survivor and a widow among them. I want to bring in Anderson Cooper who moderated that and had great questions. Anderson, im so glad that youre here. It was an emotional hour. The president tried to speak to his critics in the audience and to the nra who chose not to come. Lets listen. For the gun owners who are in attendance here. My suspicion is that you had to go through a background check. And it didnt prevent you from getting a weapon. And the notion that you should have to do that but there are a whole bunch of folks who are less responsible than you who dont have to do it doesnt make much sense. Part of the reason i welcomed this opportunity by cnn to have a good discussion and debate about
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The event was a collaboration between Survivors Empowered and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who spoke to attendees. The organization is dedicated to saving lives from gun violence.
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