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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg and Alex Woodward

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons

AP

President Joe Biden has acknowledged the uphill battle any attempt to pass new, stronger gun laws would face on Capitol Hill, even after yet another mass shooting at an American school claimed six lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

He told reporters on 28 March that his administration’s executive actions to date have reached the limits of what he can do as president, absent any legislative action from Congress.

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