US ignored `unique mayhem` of gun violence for too long: Obama

US President Barack Obama made a fresh pitch for tighter gun controls Friday, saying that for too long Americans had ignored the results of gun violence.

Charleston: US President Barack Obama made a fresh pitch for tighter gun controls Friday, saying that for too long Americans had ignored the results of gun violence.

"We`ve been blind to the unique mayhem that gun violence inflicts upon this nation," Obama said eulogizing a slain black pastor. "The vast majority of Americans, the majority of gun owners want to do something about this."

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