The Obama Diary

6:20 EDT: President Obama makes a statement on the shootings in Oregon

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How can you be SO aggressively pro-life and not move an inch on gun control? You baffle me.

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Jessica R. Williams (@msjwilly) October 01, 2025

Gunman just described as "20 year old white male" by a witness calling into MSNBC. First time shooter's race has been mentioned.

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  (@rachelsklar) October 01, 2025

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WOMEN'S HEALTH: MURDER!!! ACTUAL MURDER: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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marissa a. ross (@MarissaARoss) October 01, 2025

Oregon: no permit need to purchase a gun; no registration or license to own a gun; no assault weapons ban; shall-issue open carry

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Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 01, 2025

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The NRA last Wednesday: mm4a.org/1Wn9TnA https://t.co/cOZK9Bd1f4

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Media Matters (@mmfa) October 01, 2025

FBI is sending agents from its offices in Medford, Eugene, Salem and Portland to assist with #UCCShooting oregonlive.com/pacific-northw…

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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 01, 2025

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142 school shootings in 3 years. Who will legislate against this unchecked killing of American kids?#UCCShooting twitter.com/micnews/status…

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Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) October 01, 2025

UPDATE: Oregon AG says gunman in community college shooting is dead hill.cm/RlvMkiE #UCCShooting https://t.co/Nt5JkGlnOG

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The Hill (@thehill) October 01, 2025

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45 school shootings since January https://t.co/iq5XHXagIJ

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Alexander C. Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) October 01, 2025

NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams confirms 13 dead 20+ injured in #UCCShooting

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Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) October 01, 2025

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#UCCShooting suspect has the profile of a mass shooter: male, young, posted about the shooting on social media on.mtv.com/1LTZkp5

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Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) October 01, 2025

The #UCCShooting is the 45th school shooting in America this year, the 142nd since Sandy Hook. everytown.org/article/school…

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Mic (@micnews) October 01, 2025

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#UCCShooting *don't politicize* *too soon* *mental health* *guns don't kill people people kill people* *false flag* *2A* #howmanymore?

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  (@sfpelosi) October 01, 2025

After every gun massacre America reacts the same. #Roseburg #UCCshooting https://t.co/ji39zptowl

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The Baxter Bean (@TheBaxterBean) October 01, 2025

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Witness on the air talking about #UCCShooting on @MSNBC has survived two different mass shootings. What does that say about our country?

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Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) October 01, 2025

Now Oregon. We weep again as a nation. Is the answer to our gun violence epidemic to do nothing? Again? Come on America! We solve problems

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Eric Holder (@EricHolder) October 01, 2025

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How many more times will we allow gun violence to tear apart our communities before we come together and change our laws? #UCCShooting

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) October 01, 2025

Question for today's mass shooting and all mass shootings is not why he did it but why we, alone among developed nations, tolerate it.

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Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) October 01, 2025

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please don't politicize the national crisis that can only be solved politically.

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Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) October 01, 2025

the demands to not politicize issues always come from those whose bodies and conduct aren't under constant political assault and scrutiny

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Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) October 01, 2025

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Guess what? The U.S. ranks 14th in Education but #1 in School Shootings. What does this say about our priorities? #UCCShooting

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Spence Whitney (@SpenceWhitney) October 01, 2025

The best time to discuss gun laws? After preventable gun violence. FIGHT. ACT. HONOR: #uccshooting #gunsense https://t.co/Kjj3hHt87V

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Shannon (@shannonrwatts) October 01, 2025