Barack Obama said, US want change against gun violence

Washington: US President Barack Obama on Sunday led the nation in honouring the 12 victims killed in a mass shooting in Washington and called for a change in the country against gun violence.
Speaking at Marine Barracks in Washington, Obama said he had witnessed five violent mass shootings during his time in office, and was worried that there has been a “creeping resignation” among the public that nothing can be done against “an epidemic of gun violence.” He noted that unlike countries such as Britain and Australia which acted after mass shootings, the US has not done enough to stop gun violence.
Obama stressed that reducing gun violence is clearly “the change that we need” and overwhelmingly supported by the majority of Americans. The shooting incident occurred on Monday morning inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard that serves as the headquarters of the Naval Sea System Command. A total of 12 people were killed in the incident, excluding a suspect killed in the engagement with police and later identified as a 34-year-old navy contractor employee. Gun control is one of Obama’s second-term legislative priorities. The Obama administration have tried for months earlier in 2013 to build momentum for gun control reform at the national level, including inviting parents of the victims in 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting to lobby for the measures. However, key measures of the comprehensive gun control package, including banning assault weapons and expanding background checks for gun purchasers were defeated in Senate, dealing a major blow to gun control efforts led by the President.