MINNEAPOLIS — With his gun proposals dividing Congress, President Barack Obama conceded Monday the challenges he faces in winning support for measures such as criminal checks on gun buyers to an assault weapons ban. But, he declared: "We don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something."
Obama says need to act on gun measures outweighs need to agree on proposals
Monday, February 4, 2013 | 5:31 p.m. CST;
updated 5:44 p.m. CST, Monday, February 4, 2013
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