Obama Faults Inaction on Gun Limits After Oregon Shooting
- President says U.S. growing numb to firearms violence
- Shooting at community college kills 10, sheriff says
Obama Says Mass Shootings in U.S. Have Become Routine
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President Barack Obama said the U.S. had grown numb to mass shootings and faulted lawmakers for failing to take action, hours after a 20-year-old gunman opened fire at a community college in southwestern Oregon.
In his Thursday evening, the president said other countries had been able to create laws that almost eliminate mass shootings. He said that while Congress had passed “countless laws” aimed at preventing terrorist attacks, some U.S. lawmakers have blocked efforts to collect data on shooting sprees.