Moments after there were reports of a mass shooting at a community college in Oregon Thursday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest argued, “The issue of sensible steps that can be taken to protect our communities from gun violence continues to be a top priority of this administration.” (RELATED: Mass Shooting At Community College In Oregon)
Earnest indicated the “vast majority of Americans” support stricter gun laws, including closing the so-called gun-show loophole.
Earnest then took a shot at Congress suggesting, Obama was “realistic” regarding the dim prospects of congressional action on gun control insisting, “The president has been quite candid about how this is and has been a source of frustration for him.”
Earnest claimed gun control has “not been lowered at all on the priority scale, but at the same time the president is realistic that we’ll need to see a fundamental change.”
[h/t The Hill]