President Barack Obama has responded to appeals and will visit Chicago on Friday, when he will discuss gun violence, the Chicago Tribune reports.
ampforwp-incontent-custom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad1">Obama will “talk about the gun violence that has tragically affected too many families in communities across Chicago and across the country,” a White House official said in a statement.
“This sends a message to the parents here that their kids are important too,”Chicago resident Annette Nance-Holt told the Chicago Tribune. “It may not have been a big shooting with an assault rifle. But to see (Obama) come and hopefully rally some support here means a lot.”
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