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Shooting brings back gun debate

All of the major studios in Hollywood said on Saturday they were joining Dark Knight Rises distributor Warner Bros in withholding their box office numbers for the weekend, out of respect for the victims and their families.

Obama, who called in his weekly radio address for prayer and reflection following the rampage, was scheduled to travel to Colorado on Sunday to visit the families of victims.

A vigil was scheduled for 6:30 pm on Sunday in front of Aurora City Hall.

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney also scaled back his campaign schedule in the wake of the massacre and called for unity.

However, in their initial comments on the Aurora shootings, neither Obama nor Romney mentioned gun control, which is considered politically toxic in an election year.

"If there's anything to take away from this tragedy, it's a reminder that life is fragile. Our time here is limited and it is precious," the president said in his weekend address.

Speaking on CNN on Friday, Harvard University professor Laurence Tribe blamed the impasse on powerful gun rights defender groups, mentioning "the National Rifle Association and all of the people who, frankly, make a living out of restricting the political possibility of gun control".

Tribe said: "We have to do something about it. I don't know how many killings, how many slaughters it's going to take before the nation wakes up to the need to address the problem."