Obama Says U.S. Has To ‘Do Something’ About Guns After Colorado Shooting

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Obama Says U.S. Has To ‘Do Something’ About Guns After Colorado Shooting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States needs to “do something” to make it harder for criminals to get guns after a shooting in Colorado Springs on Friday left three dead and nine injured.

“We have to do something about the easy accessibility of weapons of war on our streets to people who have no business wielding them. Period,” Obama said in a statement. “Enough is enough.”

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Frances Kerry)

Photo: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint news conference with French President Francois Hollande in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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