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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joan E Greve

Biden once again urges Congress to pass assault weapons ban

‘Even as we await further details on these shootings, we know the scourge of gun violence across America requires stronger action,’ Biden said in a statement.
Joe Biden: ‘Even as we await further details on these shootings, we know the scourge of gun violence across America requires stronger action.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Joe Biden once again called on Congress to pass a bill banning assault weapons, following a string of recent mass shootings in California that in total killed at least 18 people.

“For the second time in recent days, California communities are mourning the loss of loved ones in a senseless act of gun violence,” the president said in a statement released on Tuesday.

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