"Another devastating shooting. We need sensible gun control measures to save lives, and I will do everything I can to achieve that," Clinton tweeted

The former secretary of State said after a campaign event in Massachusetts that the country must "get the political will to do everything we can to keep people safe," according to the AP.

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Her comments came shortly before a visibly angry President Obama took to the lectern at the White House to lament a lack of movement on new gun control legislation.