Subject: It's Just Common Sense
From: "The White House" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:49:07 -0500

The White House Your Daily Snapshot for
Thursday, April 4, 2013 

It's Just Common Sense

President Obama was in Colorado yesterday and called on Congress to vote on a set of common-sense proposals to help reduce gun violence -- including closing loopholes in the background check system to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and others who shouldn't have access to them.

"Every day that we wait to do something about it, even more of our fellow citizens are stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun," the President said.

Learn more about President Obama's common-sense proposals to help reduce gun violence [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/04/03/president-obama-requiring-background-checks-anyone-who-wants-buy-gun-common-sense?utm_source=040413&utm_medium=topper&utm_campaign=daily ].

A Common-Sense Proposal to Reduce Gun Violence [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/04/03/president-obama-requiring-background-checks-anyone-who-wants-buy-gun-common-sense?utm_source=040413&utm_medium=photo&utm_campaign=daily ]

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Today's Schedule

"All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)."

*1:25 PM:* The President delivers remarks at a DNC event

*3:25 PM:* The President delivers remarks at a DNC event

*4:40 PM:* The President departs San Francisco, California

*9:15 PM:* The President arrives Joint Base Andrews

*9:30 PM:* The President arrives the White House

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