Obama Vows to Make Gun Violence in U.S. a Political Issue
- White House seeking ways to enforce firearms laws, he says
- Republicans rebuked for blocking moves to curb mass shootings
Obama: We’re Going to Have to Change Our Gun Laws
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President Barack Obama said on Friday he would make a political issue of U.S. gun violence and pressure Congress to change firearms laws, a rebuke to Republican critics after the nation’s latest mass shooting.
A 26-year-old gunman shot and killed nine people and injured nine others on Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Authorities say the shooter, identified as Chris Harper Mercer by the Associated Press, died in an exchange of gunfire with police.