Obama: U.S. must make it harder to carry out violence

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says it’s possible the mass shooting in California was related to terrorism but that authorities still don’t know. He says it’s possible it was workplace-related or that there were mixed motives.

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Speaking in the Oval Office, Obama assured Americans that authorities will get to the bottom of what happened. The president also is calling for people to wait for facts before making judgments. He said the nation must make it harder to carry out violence but acknowledged that the threat can’t be eliminated completely.

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