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Barack Obama suggested “we’re going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place” during a speech after meeting with victims of the Umpqua Community College Shooting.
Obama flew out to Roseburg, Oregon Friday where he insisted, “if there’s anything we can do at the federal level to help the community heal from this loss, obviously we’re going to be there.” Obama later said, “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.”
Barack Obama: I just had a chance to talk to them. Obviously in moments like this, words aren’t going to bring their loved ones back. But the one thing that they share is how much they appreciate the entire UCC community coming together, how much they appreciate all their neighbors, all their friends and people all across the country who have offered to help, sent their thoughts and their prayers. And what I just told to mayor, if there’s anything we can do at the federal level to help the community heal from this loss, obviously we’re going to be there. And I know that flying out here with some of the members of the Oregon delegation, they feel the same way and the governor obviously has been paying a lot of attention to how we can be most helpful to the families. So there are going to be I think moments as we go forward where we’re going to have to come together and figure out how do we stop things like this from happening. And I’ve got some very strong feelings about this because 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. And so, you know, we’re going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place. But today it’s about the families, their grief and the love we feel for them and they surely do appreciate all the support that they’ve received. Thank you.