‘ENOUGH’: President Joe Biden calls on Congress to ‘do something’ on gun reform after shootings.
is"not absolute" in a speech Thursday following a wave of mass shootings across the nation, pleading with to Congress to pass what he called"commonsense" gun control legislation, including reinstating an assault weapons ban, requiring background checks, and limiting magazine capacity., told Americans that the issue of restricting access to guns"is one of conscience and common sense.
The president’s remarks come after a wave of mass shootings in recent weeks in Oklahoma, Texas, and New York.On Wednesday, a gunman killed four and then himself at the Natalie Medical Building at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. The president, pointing to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said guns are"the number one killer of children in the United States of America."
"For God's sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? How many more innocent American lives must be taken before we say enough, enough," Biden continued. Biden’s 2023 budget proposal called on Congress to deliver funding to implement his comprehensive strategy to reduce gun crime and make communities safer.
HOUSE DEMS' GUN PACKAGE TO RAISE AGE LIMIT FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE PURCHASES, BAN 'HIGH CAPACITY' MAGAZINESThe bills contain proposals to raise the minimum age for purchasing a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21, a ban on"high capacity magazines," a registry for bump stocks, and more.
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