Obama meets Orlando massacre survivors, assails homegrown terrorism
President Barack Obama on Thursday met survivors of a massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub and relatives of the 49 people killed and said the United States must act to control gun violence and fight what he called homegrown terrorism.
"I held and hugged grieving family members and parents, and they asked, 'Why does this keep happening?'," Obama told reporters, before urging Congress to pass measures to make it harder to legally acquire high-powered weapons like the semi-automatic rifle used in the attack on Sunday.
"I'm pleased to hear that the Senate will hold votes on preventing individuals with possible terrorist ties from buying guns," he said
