美国总统奥巴马誓言要竭尽全力确保像星期五发生的导致20名学童和6位成人丧生的小学枪击案悲剧不再重演。
奥巴马总统星期天晚上在康州纽敦参加了悼念枪击案遇害者的烛光晚会。他说，他们不是在独自悲痛，全美的民众都在与他们一起悼念。
奥巴马说，在枪击案后，美国面临严峻的问题要问自己。他强调说，这是他近4年前就任总统以来的第4次严重的枪击事件。
在烛光晚会前，奥巴马总统私下会晤了那些在桑迪.胡克小学枪击案中痛失亲人的家庭，并感谢这次惨案发生后的首批应急救援人员。
U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed to use all his power to make sure that tragedies like Friday's killing of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school are never repeated.
Mr. Obama joined mourners Sunday night in ((the northeastern town of)) Newtown, Connecticut where a gunman's rampage killed the 26 people. He told those gathered for a nighttime vigil for the victims that they are not alone in their grief. The president said people across the country are mourning with them.
Mr. Obama said the nation is left with hard questions after the shooting. He noted this was the fourth mass shooting incident that has occurred since the start of his presidency almost four years ago.
Earlier in the evening, the president met privately with the families of those who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and to thank the first responders to the tragedy.
