A familiar site: Obama consoles families from Oregon mass shooting
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A familiar site: Obama consoles families from Oregon mass shooting
President Barack Obama, in a ritual that has become both familiar and frustrating to him, traveled to Oregon on Friday to console families of the victims of a community college shooting that once again sparked a push for U.S. gun reform. Obama met privately for about an hour with the families at a local high school. Speaking to reporters afterwards, he said he had “strong feelings” about the issue of gun control and said the country needed to come together to prevent such shootings from happening in the future. But he did not show the same anger he has previously, saying the day was about the families.
When you talk to these families, you’re reminded that this could be happening to your child, or your mom, or your dad, or your relative, or your friend.
President Barack Obama
About 250 people gathered in Roseburg, some driving for hours, to protest Obama’s visit on Friday. As his motorcade drove into town, supporters and protesters lined the streets with signs such as “Not giving up our rights,” “Please leave us in peace” and “Gun-free zones are for sitting ducks." Obama has tasked White House lawyers and advisers to look for new ways he could use his executive powers to enforce existing gun regulations.
He’s using us to politicize this shooting. He’s trying to get guns taken away.
Willie Windon, 56, a retired U.S. Army veteran
