Obama Knocks Jeb Bush Over 'Stuff Happens' Assessment of Oregon Shooting
The former Florida governor accused his critics of distorting his words regarding the Umpqua Community College shooting.
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Was it a political gaffe or a politician simply telling it like it is?
During an appearance in Greenville, South Carolina, on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush was asked whether there was anything government could do to try to prevent mass shootings like the one that took place on Thursday at Oregon's Umpqua Community College, which left 10 people dead and seven more wounded. In response, Bush said there is an impulse in the political system to pass gun laws that affect “the 99.999 percent of human activity that have nothing to do with the tragedy.”