Dear Marc:
Thank
you for writing. Every American deserves to live in a safe community,
and all our children should grow up with the confidence they can achieve
their dreams. Yet too many families still live in neighborhoods
traumatized by violence. We are making progress toward changing that,
and I want you to know I am listening.
Over
the past several decades, there has been an extraordinary drop in
violent crime, and the majority of American communities are safer places
to live and learn. During the course of my Presidency, the murder
rate in the United States has fallen to the lowest it has been since the
early 1960s. To continue making gains, and to support our hardest-hit
neighborhoods, we must maintain our focus on building trust and
strengthening relationships between police officers and the communities
they serve. My Administration is committed to making sure law
enforcement officials have the training and resources necessary to keep
us safe, and my Task Force on 21st Century Policing has provided
recommendations on how to foster effective relationships in cities and
towns across our country. To learn more, visit www.COPS.USDOJ.gov.
Despite
our progress, we continue to see tragic levels of gun violence in the
United States, which is why my Administration is taking commonsense
steps to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And I will continue to call
on Congress to pass the kinds of commonsense gun safety reforms
supported by the vast majority of the American people.
The
best time to stop crime is before it even starts. If we make
investments in our children early on, we can reduce trends in crime and
incarceration by addressing the challenges that can make it difficult
for young people to thrive, especially in places with limited
educational and economic opportunity. We must build stronger ladders of
opportunity so all young Americans know our Nation has a stake in their
future. They deserve support to make good choices, and my
Administration is working to keep more of our children off the streets
and in the classroom where they can gain skills and prepare for success.
Again,
thank you for writing. Please know I will continue doing all I can to
make every community a safe place to call home. I am confident that by
working together, we can forge a safer, stronger America.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
In 2016 I mailed a letter to President Barack Obama. That was the e-mail I received from The President
of The United States of America.
From: The White House <noreply@whitehouse.gov>
Date: Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 6:48 PM
Subject: Response to Your Message
To: "marcsimschicago@gmail.com"
Date: Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 6:48 PM
Subject: Response to Your Message
To: "marcsimschicago@gmail.com"
Marc Sims
Chicago