The president commemorated the killing of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for the ban of high-capacity magazines, establishing universal background checks, national red flag laws and firearm storage requirements. | Andrew Harnik/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to pass stronger gun laws, including a ban on assault rifles, while commemorating the one-year anniversary of the elementary school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers exactly one year earlier in Uvalde, Texas.
“We still need to ban AR-15 firearms — assault weapons — once again,” Biden said at the White House. “We can’t end this epidemic until Congress has some common-sense gun safety laws that keep weapons of war off our streets.” The president also called for the ban of high-capacity magazines, establishing universal background checks, national red flag laws and firearm storage requirements. Most “responsible” gun owners also support such measures to “save lives and keep our communities safe,” the president said.Addressing the killings at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022, the third-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, the president called out firearm manufacturers.
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