Protests as Obama meets relatives of Oregon shooting victims

Gun-toting protester Michael Johnson waits outside Roseburg Municipal Airport for Barack Obama's arrival to meet families of the college shooting victims (AP)

Barack Obama, faced with pro-gun protests over his meeting with victims of the Oregon college shooting, has repeated his view that something must be done about shootings.

But given the freshness of the week-old tragedy, the US president said: "Today, it's about the families."