Joe Bidensaid that the mass shootings at aSuper Bowlcelebration rally inKansas Citytoday cuts deep in the American soul.
Todays events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting.
What are we waiting for?
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What else do we need to see?
How many more families need to be torn apart?
he said in a statement released by the White House.
Biden called for a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity magazines, among other measures.
But those measures have been unable to advance anywhere in Congress.
Yesterday marked one year since the shooting at Michigan State University.
Weve now had more mass shootings in 2024 than there have been days in the year.
The epidemic of gun violence is ripping apart families and communities every day, he said.
Some make the news.
Much of it doesnt.
But all of it is unacceptable.
We have to decide who we are as a country.
