Obama vows US 'will not be terrorized,' calls for more gun control
- 8 years ago
US President Barack Obama insisted Saturday that the United States "will not be terrorized" and renewed his call for tighter gun control measures in a weekly address that focused on the deadly attack in California.
As it became increasingly likely that the San Bernardino shooting spree that left 14 people dead was inspired by the Islamic State group, Obama vowed that investigators would "get to the bottom" of how and why the rampage occurred.
"We know that ISIL and other terrorist groups are actively encouraging people - around the world and in our country - to commit terrible acts of violence, often times as lone wolf actors," he said using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State group.
Obama used the address to renew his calls for this latest mass shooting to prompt a rethink on gun laws that allow virtually any adult to buy deadly weapons and munitions.
As it became increasingly likely that the San Bernardino shooting spree that left 14 people dead was inspired by the Islamic State group, Obama vowed that investigators would "get to the bottom" of how and why the rampage occurred.
"We know that ISIL and other terrorist groups are actively encouraging people - around the world and in our country - to commit terrible acts of violence, often times as lone wolf actors," he said using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State group.
Obama used the address to renew his calls for this latest mass shooting to prompt a rethink on gun laws that allow virtually any adult to buy deadly weapons and munitions.