Don't blame me - I just report em.
Barack Obama has said he is ashamed as an American and terrified as a parent that the US has been unable to pass gun-control measures.
The president was speaking hours after a shooting at an Oregon high school that left a student dead and a teacher injured.
Parents and students are reunited after a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon Parents and students are reunited after the Oregon shooting
"My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage," Mr Obama said.
He said the US is the only developed country in the world that permits this type of behaviour.
"We should be ashamed of that," Mr Obama said.
"There's no place else like this."
Mr Obama was speaking at a White House online event sponsored by Tumblr.
Reynolds High School, Oregon shooting victim Emilio Hoffman The 14-year-old victim, Emilio Hoffman
His remarks were made amid a spate of shootings across the nation.
Read more plus video report at:
http://news.sky.com/story/1279898/obama-us-should-be-ashamed-of-gun-violence
