Joe Biden Says ‘We Need to Ban Assault Weapons’ in Address on Mass Shootings
variety.comEllise Shafer In a speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden called for the ban of assault weapons in the United States following several recent mass shootings, including those in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, N.Y.On May 24, the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two children.
Just 10 days before, a shooting at a Buffalo grocery store killed 10 people. And on Wednesday, five people were killed at a hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
when a gunman opened fire. During his address, Biden spoke about his visit to Uvalde and the message the victims’ families asked him to communicate: Do something.“Just do something.
For God’s sake, do something. After Columbine, after Sandy Hook, after Charleston, after Orlando, after Las Vegas, after Parkland — nothing has been done,” Biden said. “This time, that can’t be true.
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