President Barack Obama says US has made ‘political choice’ to allow mass shootings like one in Oregon to occur, criticises gun lobby group for blocking reforms WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama angrily said on Thursday that the US had made a "political choice" to allow mass shootings like the one in Oregon to occur, and blasted the National Rifle Association (NRA) lobby group for blocking reform of US gun laws.A gunman stalked onto a community college campus in southwestern Oregon on Thursday and opened fire, killing 10 people and wounding several more, authorities said.The suspect, who witnesses say fired dozens of shots into a classroom full of screaming students, was slain in an exchange of gunfire with two police officers in Snyder Hall at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg following the morning rampage.He was not publicly identified by local authorities — the county sheriff vowed never to utter his name. But CBS, CNN, NBC and the New York Times named him as 26-year-old Chri...
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