WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for greater national effort against gun violence just hours after a latest school shooting happening in the U.S. State of Oregon on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) left two dead, including one innocent student.

Obama warned that mass shootings were "off the charts" in a way no other advanced country would tolerate, urging people of the country to do "soul searching" over gun violence.

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