President Joe Biden is asking Congress to take action after two mass shootings in one week:
“This is not, it should not be a partisan issue. This is an American issue. It will save lives, American lives.”
In a short speech Tuesday afternoon, Biden said “we can save lives” by increasing background checks for gun purchases, banning assault weapons, and limiting the size of magazines. Speaking directly to the families of those killed in Atlanta last Tuesday and in Boulder on Monday, Biden said the US government must “act so there’s not more of you, there’s fewer of you, as time goes on.”
The president said:
“While we’re still waiting on more information regarding the shooter, his motive, the weapons he used, the guns, the magazines, the modifications to those weapons that have apparently taken place here, I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take commonsense steps that will save lives in the future… We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again.”
He’s also asking for changes to the background check policy.
“The United States Senate, I hope some are listening, should immediately pass the two House passed bills that close loopholes in the background check.”
Watch the president’s remarks above.
