President Obama cautions Americans on new type of terror threat

#BarackObama #WhiteHouse #terrorthreats Speaking from his Oval office, US President Barack Obama has cautioned his countrymen about the "new phase" of terror threats, namely mass killings. He made the observations shortly after the deadly shootings in San Bernardino where a husband-wife team killed 14 and left 21 injured.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 7 December 2015.

The President also confirmed that the FBI was still gathering information about the attacks and added that there was no evidence to indicate that the killers had been directed by terror groups overseas. He also explained how the threat that terrorism posed to the US had changed from the "multi-faceted" attacks of 9/11, to simpler methods such as mass shootings.
President Obama wants Congress to stop terror suspects (or those who are on no-fly lists), from buying guns altogether because, no matter how effective intelligence agencies are, it is not possible to identify all would-be shooters before they commit a crime.
He also responded to those who are against further gun controls in the US. As he said - what argument can possibly be there to allow a terrorist suspect to buy a semi-automatic weapon? It is a matter of national security.
It seems the White House has plans to meet major Silicon Valley companies and work out methods of restricting the use of social media for promoting or planning violence. In the opinion of President Obama, the tech sector needs to collaborate more closely with law enforcement agencies when online messages "crosses the line" from expressing an opinion "into active terrorist plotting".

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