The president was visibly animated when he made these remarks, which garnered applause and laughter from the audience. Is that controversial? Except on certain websites across the country?” "What are you saying? Are you suggesting that the notion that we are creating a plot to take everybody’s guns away so that we can impose martial law is a conspiracy? Yes, I would hope that you would agree with that. Yes, it is fair to call this a conspiracy," Obama said. Later, he referred to "the notion of a conspiracy out there gets wrapped up in concerns about the federal government."Īt that point, host Anderson Cooper interjected and asked Obama if it was really legitimate to refer to use the word "conspiracy." The president, referring to Anderson Cooper by his last name, answered that yes, it was perfectly legitimate. "The way is described is that we are trying to take away everybody's guns," Obama said early on. Obama called out gun control conspiracy theorists for what they are on Thursday, and made no attempt to hide his incredulity at their claims. Obama addressed several legitimate criticisms of his proposed gun policies, and one patently absurd criticism of his proposals: The allegation that he’s coming in to take away everybody’s guns.
President Obama held a town hall meeting on gun violence Thursday, and the event featured a surprising amount of substantive discussion on gun laws.
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