Last updated: January 24, 2023, 6:50 PM IST
People pack their things at a street fair scheduled for Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations after it was canceled following a shooting in Monterey Park, California, US (Photo: Reuters)
US President Joe Biden said he is once again urging both chambers of Congress to act quickly and “deliver this assault weapons ban to my desk”
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to act “quickly” to ban assault weapons as California reeled from two deadly mass shootings in less than 48 hours.
“We know that the scourge of gun violence across America calls for stronger action. I again urge both chambers of Congress to act quickly and deliver this assault weapons ban to my desk and take action to keep American communities, schools, workplaces and homes safe,” he said in a statement. the White House.
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