PoliticsNation   |  February 13, 2013

‘They deserve a vote’

President Obama made it very clear in the State of the Union speech that he will not back down on gun control, and argued that people who have been victims of gun violence deserve a vote. Rev. Al Sharpton explains.

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>>> last night, the president made an emotional plea on behalf of the newtown families and the others whose lives had been shattered by gun violence , including the family of chicago honor student , hadiya pendleton, killed just a week after attending the president's inauguration.

>> hadiya 's parents, nate and cleo are in this chamber tonight. their lives have been torn apart by gun violence . they deserve a vote.

>> they deserve a vote. grks abby giffords deserve a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence , they deserve a simple vote.

>> hadiya , newtown , on and on and on. we can not just keep listing tragedies. we must stop and do something about them. we must have change in guns in this country. the list is already too long. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton . "hardball" starts right now.