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Obama wont do anything. After Gabrielle Giffords was shot, he said "We cannot and will not be passive in the face of such violence. We should be willing to challenge old assumptions in order to lessen the prospects of violence in future." And promptly did nothing. If he didnt close Guantanamo Bay internment jail, which is a much easier thing to do, then he wont change American gun laws.
I've been to the US a good few times and enjoyed every time I've been there. I enjoy aspects of the culture (friendliness, open, welcoming, fun, varied), the people are great. But the prevalence of guns is the main reason I'd never live there. Horrible part of their society.
People in that town are now saying stuff like "this is unimaginable" or "I've never imagined a thing like that could happen here" - really? It's happened so many times in your country and it will happen again - why would your community be any different than those in which it's happened before?
I might be completely wrong with this figure, but I think about 25,000 people a year get killed by guns in the US.