      Radio Address by the President to Nation on Youth Violence 

    Working closely with the private sector and community groups, we also expanded the GEAR-UP initiative to give young people mentors and encouragement to seek a college education. And now, a record number of young people are going on to college.
    We need to build on this remarkable success. Here in Washington, Congress should now move swiftly to close the gun show loophole and require background checks for all gun buyers. In the private sector, Hollywood should own up to its responsibilities and stop marketing violence to America's young people.
    There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children. So let's do all we can to protect them from harm and teach them to walk away from violence. In the end, all of us have a responsibility to help our youth succeed and to help end youth violence. If we do this mission successfully, America will always be a great and peaceful nation for generations to come.
