(VOVworld) - The White House on Wednesday issued a rapid call for Congress to pass gun control laws, after two journalists were shot to death during a live television broadcast.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the Daily Press Briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC (Photo: AFP)

Speaking to the press, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said this is another example of gun violence that is becoming all too common in communities large and small all across the United States. He added that there are some common sense things that only Congress can do to reduce gun violence. President Barack Obama has said that a failure to tighten gun restrictions has been the greatest source of frustration during his time in office.

According to the latest reports, the suspect who killed two journalists was a 41-year-old black man named Vester Flanagan. Flanagan shot reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward while they were broadcasting live in a public location.