President Obama's Statement on the Shootings in South Carolina
buzzz worthy. . . Attempting to avoid politicizing a tragedy, President Barack Obama addressed murders that took place during bible study last night at a South Carolina church in a press conference today. Saying he and First Lady Obama knew slain pastor, Sen. Clementa Pinckney and others at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, President Obama mentioned this is a time to mourn, but implicated gun control as a central problem of this tragedy. In summary, he also noted the frequency of mass killings in the U.S. and said the it does not happen in other major countries in the world. Following is an excerpt from the press conference: "To say ou r thoughts and prayers are with them. . .doesn't say enough to convey they heartache, sadness and the anger we feel. Any death of this sort is a tragedy. Any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy. Mother Emmanuel is ore than a church this si a sacred place in the history f Charleston and the history...