"As a nation, we have to ask when in God's name we're going to stand up to the gun lobby, when in God's name we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done," Biden said in a televised speech, his voice rising to a crescendo.
Mass shootings in America are often followed by public protests and calls for action by Democratic politicians, but federal gun safety policies like background checks that are common in other countries have failed in the face of strong Republican opposition. Biden, whose life has been marked by family tragedy, said the parents in Texas"will never see their child again, never have them jump in bed and cuddle with them", he said.The United States experienced 61"active shooter" incidents last year, up sharply from the prior year and the highest tally in over 20 years, the FBI reported this week.
In 1994, Biden, then a senator from Delaware, ushered in a 10-year ban on assault weapons with a close 52-48 vote in the US Senate that was not renewed in 2004. US President Joe Biden speaks to the nation about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, from the White House, in Washington on May 24, 2022, as first lady Jill Biden listens.
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