WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden known as on Congress to move an assault weapons ban after six folks, together with three youngsters, have been killed in a faculty taking pictures in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, the White House mentioned.
“We have to do more to stop gun violence. It’s ripping our communities apart,” Biden said at the White House. “I name on Congress once more to move my assault weapons ban.”
The Nashville shooter, a 28-year-old who was fatally shot by officers at the scene, had at least two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun, police said initially. Police later said the shooter had one semi-automatic rifle and two handguns.
Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress.
The House of Representatives is controlled by Republicans; any new gun safety legislation is unlikely this year, key lawmakers say.
“How many extra youngsters must be murdered earlier than Republicans in Congress will step up and act to move the assault weapons ban, to shut loopholes in our background examine system or to require the secure storage of weapons?” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre advised reporters earlier than Biden spoke. —Reuters
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