President Joe Biden decried U.S. gun violence after two mass shootings in two weeks, telling university graduates in his home state of Delaware “we must stand stronger” to make the country safer, including for children.
Biden addressed the University of Delaware commencement ceremony a day before he’s due to visit Uvalde, Texas, where a shooter who legally bought two assault rifles killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday. He also cited a May 14 mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, which he linked to “white supremacy.”
“In the face of such destructive forces, we have to stand stronger,” Biden said Saturday. “We cannot outlaw tragedy, I know, but we can make America safer. We can finally do what we have to to protect the lives of the people and of our children.”
