Obama Speaks Out After 10 Killed in Oregon

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Vigils were held in Oregon last night after a gunman opened fire at a community college Thursday morning, killing nine people before he was shot to death. Press reports have identified the gunman as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer. CNN reported the suspect was armed with three handguns, a "long gun," and body armor. According to one count, this is the 294th mass shooting in the United States so far this year and the 45th shooting on a school or college campus.

"Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine," President Obama said. "The conversation in the aftermath of it. We've become numb to this."