Obama Calls For Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation

An angry President Obama is calling for common sense gun safety legislation after the latest mass shooting in the U.S. Speaking at the White House, the President said there are more American families whose lives have been changed forever.

Oregon's attorney general said at least 13 people were killed when a 20-year-old man opened fire inside a classroom at Umpqua Community College, south of Eugene.

The President said the nation's thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. He also argued that thoughts and prayers are "not enough."

Obama said thoughts and prayers do nothing to prevent more deadly gun violence in the future. He argued that the U.S. is the only advanced nation in the world without "sufficient, common sense gun safety laws."

The President said mass shootings have become tragically routine. Obama noted that Americans have become numb to such tragedies. He slammed the powerful gun industry and said lobbyists will probably react to the latest mass shooting by calling for more firearms and fewer regulations.

The President criticized Congress for not being willing to address gun violence in a meaningful way. He challenged news organizations to tally the number of Americans killed by terrorists and compare it to numbers of Americans killed by gun violence.

The Oregon shooter is dead. Douglas County's sheriff said the man exchanged gunfire with police. As many as 20 people are reported to be injured.  (Metro Networks Inc.)