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US President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting with CNN's Anderson Cooper on reducing gun violence at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. Obama announced limited measures two days ago to tackle rampant US gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers who oppose more meaningful reforms. AFP PHOTO/ NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mark Kelly: How would government take 350M guns?
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Obama's advice to teen who lost brother to gun violence
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US President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting with CNN's Anderson Cooper on reducing gun violence at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. Obama announced limited measures two days ago to tackle rampant US gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers who oppose more meaningful reforms. AFP PHOTO/ NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
President Obama: Yes, 'plot' notion is a conspiracy
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Taya Kyle: Why don't we celebrate lower murder rate?
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President Obama: 'I have never owned a gun'
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President Obama: 'People occupy different realities'
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Obama: I'm happy to talk to the NRA about guns
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Obama: Guns should be safe like everything else
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President Obama: We can't make it so easy for criminals
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US President Barack Obama walks to greet Taya Kyle, widow of Navy Seal Chris Kyle, made famous by the film "American Sniper," during a commercial break at a town hall meeting with CNN's Anderson Cooper on reducing gun violence at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. Obama announced limited measures two days ago to tackle rampant US gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers who oppose more meaningful reforms. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: With tears running down his cheeks, U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and about his efforts to increase federal gun control in the East Room of the White House January 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. Without approval from Congress, Obama is sidestepping the legislative process with executive orders to expand background checks for some firearm purchases and step up federal enforcement of existing gun laws. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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White House will leave one seat empty at State of the Union to represent victims of gun violence, President Obama said on a conference call Friday

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The White House will leave one seat in the First Lady’s State of the Union guest box empty on Tuesday to represent victims of gun violence.

“We want them to be seen and understood – that their absence means something to this country,” President Barack Obama said on a conference call Friday with more than 20,000 participants discussing gun violence prevention. “We want to tell their stories and honor their memory… remind every single one of our representatives that it’s their responsibility to do something.”

The President added that gestures like the empty chair only matter “if it translates into action.”

The call, hosted by Obama advocacy group Organizing for Action, was part of the administration’s push on gun control. Tuesday, Obama rolled out a series of executive actions on the issues that would close a loophole that allows unlicensed gun sellers to avoid running criminal background checks, include funding for mental health treatment, and add more ATF and FBI personnel to aid in enforcing regulations already in place.

Thursday, the President sat down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper for an hour-long live special on guns in America. The President fielded questions on his recent executive orders from opponents and advocates.

Read: A pause in the shouting: Obama, critics connect at CNN’s town hall on guns

On Friday’s call, the President thanked the grassroots supporters for their work on the issue, adding he “felt a sense of urgency and possibility…and momentum about what can be done.”