Soul searching needed on gun control: Obama

June 11, 2014 08:14

US President Barack Obama has called for national "soul searching" over gun violence and expressed his "frustration" over gun lobby not letting him push through a legislation to put a stop to rampant shooting sprees.

"The country has to do some soul-searching about this. This is becoming the norm. And we take it for granted in ways that, as a parent, are terrifying to me. "I am prepared to work with anybody, including responsible sportsmen and gun owners, to craft some solutions.

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