At some point we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this\u00a0<\/span>type of mass violence does not happen in other developed countries.”<\/p>\nFrom Business Insider: —\u00a0According to\u00a0CBS’ Mark Knoller, this is the 14th time Obama has made a statement after a mass shooting. It was another example, he said, of innocent people being killed because a someone who “wanted to inflict harm” had “no trouble getting their hands on a gun.”<\/p>\n
In a rather revealing moment, Obama acknowledged an understanding on the politics of the issue. The administration pushed Congress to pass new restrictions on gun ownership in 2013 after the massacre that killed 26 people \u2014 including 20 children \u2014 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. But the Senate failed to move forward on even the most basic bill Obama had pushed.<\/p>\n
“It is in our power to do something about it,” he said. “I say that recognizing the politics in this town foreclose a lot of those avenues right now. But it would be wrong for us not to acknowledge it. And at some point it\u2019s going to be important for the American people to come to grips with it, and for us to be able to shift how we think about the issue of gun violence collectively.” —<\/p>\n
Reverend James Johnson, a local civil rights activist, said during the impromptu prayer service: “We pray for the families, they’ve got a long road ahead of them.”<\/p>\n
The campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush sent out an email saying that due to the shooting, the candidate had cancelled an event planned in the city Thursday.<\/p>\n
His campaign team said in a statement: “Governor Bush’s thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families affected by this tragedy,” his campaign team said in a statement.”<\/p>\n
Formed in 1816, the Emanuel African is one of the largest black congregation churches in the US.<\/p>\n
One of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a slave revolt in 1822. He was caught, and white landowners had his church burned in revenge. Parishioners worshipped underground until after the Civil War.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — On Wednesday, around 8:00 PM, 21-year-old Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina, entered the Emanuel AME church located at 110 Calhoun Street and began shooting church members. Nine people were killed. Charleston police Chief Greg Mullen says Roof stayed at a prayer meeting for nearly an hour before he opened […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":39477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,33,23],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
RAW VIDEO: First Look at Dylann Roof as He Walks out of Shelby PD - WATCH - Breaking911<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n