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US President Barack Obama calls gun control "biggest frustration"

WASHINGTON: US 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 Tuesday 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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