US President Barack Obama has strongly criticized the most powerful US gun lobby during a televised public forum.
He said the National Rifle Association (NRA) had deliberately misrepresented proposed legislation on gun control.
According to BBC News, the NRA declined to take part in the discussion, which it called a public relations spectacle.
Addressing the audience at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, President Obama blamed the NRA and others for suggesting that “somebody’s going to come grab your guns”.
He said that all he was seeking to do was strengthen background checks – not seize all firearms.
Meanwhile, US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump during a campaign rally on Thursday night said he would eliminate gun-free zones in schools on his first day in office, if elected.
