WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Moreover, Obama reiterated his call for a ban on the purchase of weapons for anyone on a terrorist watch list.
"Reinstate the assault weapons ban, make it harder for terrorists to use these weapons to kill us," Obama urged.
On Sunday, a shooter identified as US national Omar Mateen opened fire in the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando killing 49 people and injuring at least 53 others.
In December, US-born Rizwan Farook and his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, killing 14 people and injuring more than two dozen others.
