Answering questions with Tumblr founder David Karp, Obama pointed to several recent high profile shootings as proof of epidemic gun crime.

Levels of gun violence are off the charts, Obama said. There is no advanced developed country on Earth that would put up with this.

Obama argued that Americans should be ashamed, using the opportunity to bemoan his inability to pass gun control legislation.

Were the only country in the world where this happens and it happens once a week, Obama said.

Obama went on to refute any link between mass shootings and mental health as well, instead blaming the ability of Americans to collect ammunition.

Its not the only country that has psychosis, and yet we kill each other in these mass shootings at rates that are exponentially higher than anyplace else, Obama said. Whats the difference? The difference is these guys can stack up a bunch of ammunition in their houses.

Invoking his role as parent, Obama also pushed the notion that American gun owners are collectively responsible for mass shootings.

This country has to do a lot of soul searching, Obama said. This is becoming the norm. And we take it for granted in ways that, as a parent, are terrifying to me.

The President even went as far as praising Australias gun confiscation program, claiming that very severe gun laws have helped the country.

Couple of decades ago, Australia had a mass shooting, similar to Columbine or Newtown, Obama said. And Australia just said, well, thats it, were not doing, were not seeing that again, and basically imposed very severe, tough gun laws, and they havent had a mass shooting since.

Earlier that day, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that the President is always looking for ways to unilaterally act on gun control.

The presidents goal is to look for opportunities to act administratively, unilaterally using his executive authority to try to make our communities safer, Earnest said.