Gun vote "shameful day," Obama says

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013
Gun vote "shameful day," Obama says

Washington - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday "was a pretty shameful day for Washington" as an effort to expand background checks on gun purchases was rejected by the Senate.

Obama voiced anger over the move as he stood alongside parents of children killed in the school massacre in Connecticut last year and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a gun attack.
He vowed to fight onward and told voters to let their lawmakers know their displeasure on election day.//DPA