Obama Heads to Oregon Amid Frustration in Gun Control Camp

By Emma CourtThe day before President Barack Obama heads to Oregon to meet with families of victims in the community college mass shooting, a group of about 30 clergy and community organizers gathered outside the White House, calling on President Barack Obama to “stop whining” and use his position to achieve gun control without Congress.The event, organized by Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, a network of multi-faith community organizations, was scheduled in response to what the group calls inaction on the part of the White House. Speakers – including a rabbi who said his  father was shot in his business and a man who was shot by a playmate at three years old – emphasized that the presidency still held power, even without Congressional cooperation.