Barack Obama actually said...

"I think that the reason stories like this have such an impact on us is because we can all understand what it would be to have somebody that we love taken from us in this fashion."

"I confessed to them that words are always inadequate in these kinds of situations."

"We can take steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them under existing law."

"His concern is that we, as a people, and that the government specifically, take every action it can to help those who are affected by these kinds of events."