US President Barack Obama was in tears as he cited Jesus Christ in pushing for tighter gun control legislation in America. President Obama made reference to many shooting tragedies the country has suffered during his years at the White House and that of last December where a 15-year-old high school student, Zaevion Dobson sacrificed his life to save three girls from gunfire.
‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’
Zaevion Dobson, a sophomore football player at Fulton High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, died the week before Christmas after he went to a friend’s house, diving on top of three girls to shield them from bullets fired by suspected gang members.
“He gave his life to save theirs, an act of heroism a lot bigger than anything we should ever expect from a 15-year-old.” Obama said.
In his emotional speech, before the nation on Tuesday, Obama also recalled massacres such as the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy where 20 first-graders were killed amongst others.
