What is Fox News host and <a href="https://twitter.com/toddstarnes">Twitter troll</a> Todd Starnes talking about? After the George Zimmerman verdict was announced, President Obama released this statement:
July 15, 2013

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What is Fox News host and Twitter troll Todd Starnes talking about? After the George Zimmerman verdict was announced, President Obama released this statement:

"The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher.

"But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.

"And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis.

"We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that's a job for all of us. That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin."

Didn't see anything in there about not having a right to "defends" ourselves, did you?

So wingnuts like Starnes are apparently furious because Obama called for a reduction of gun violence, or because he called the senseless death of a 17-year old a "tragedy."

Awful people.

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