Biden requires assault weapon ban following spate of violence

President Biden urged Republican lawmakers in Congress “to come to the table” to tighten gun legal guidelines after a spate of gun violence main as much as Independence Day.  

Mr. Biden pushed for a renewal of the nation’s ban on assault weapons, a ban on high-capacity magazines, requiring secure storage of firearms, placing an finish to gun producers’ immunity to legal responsibility, and to implement common background checks. 

Assault weapons have been banned within the U.S. from 1994 to 2004 below the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.

“Today, Jill and I grieve for those who have lost their lives and, as our nation celebrates Independence Day, we pray for the day when our communities will be free from gun violence,” Mr. Biden mentioned in a Tuesday assertion. 

Mr. Biden’s remarks come after Philadelphia police arrested a suspect in Monday night time’s mass capturing. 

Police arrested Kimbrady Carricker, 40, for a capturing spree within the Kingsessing neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia during which 5 folks have been killed and two kids injured.

The Associated Press reported that Mr. Carricker had a bulletproof vest, “AR-type rifle,” a number of magazines and a handgun.

About 4 hours later, three folks have been killed and eight injured in a mass capturing at a competition in Fort Worth, legislation enforcement authorities in Texas mentioned.

That got here after a capturing throughout a weekend block social gathering in Baltimore during which two folks have been killed and 28 others wounded. More than half of the victims have been minors, officers mentioned.

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Independence Day mass capturing exterior Chicago. Police say Eugene Robert Crimo III opened hearth on a parade within the suburb of Highland Park, killing seven folks and injuring 48. He has pleaded not responsible.

Mr. Biden counseled actions taken by state and native officers, together with gun violence survivors, that led to a ban on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in Illinois. 

With the state’s passage of the laws in January, Illinois grew to become the ninth state to enact an assault weapon ban. 

The Supreme Court declined requests from gun rights teams to dam the legislation in May.
 
“Their achievement will save lives,” Mr. Biden mentioned. “But it will not erase their grief. It will not bring back the seven Americans killed in Highland Park or heal the injuries and trauma that scores of others will continue to carry.”

Mr. Biden added that current mass shootings present that extra must be carried out throughout the nation to “address the epidemic of gun violence that is tearing our communities apart.”  

“I urge other states to follow Illinois’ lead, and continue to call upon Republican lawmakers in Congress to come to the table on meaningful, commonsense reforms that the American people support,” Mr. Biden mentioned.