We have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those who are mentally ill. I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets. And so what I'm trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally.

It's one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don't think about until you get here.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

We have states. And we have cities. And we have counties. And we have the private sector. And - and so the country still works even when Washington's dysfunctional.

I'm trying to move an aircraft carrier here, I'm not just steering the speedboat.

You don't know how it would have turned out if [kids] would grown up in Chicago instead, and a more normal environment.

No black or white America-just United States of America.