Biden To GOP On Guns: Gotta Do Something Now.
President Biden addressed the nation last evening imploring Congressional Republicans to act on gun control. (The Hill)
“President Biden used a rare evening address to the nation from the White House on Thursday to speak to Americans while urging Congress to send him legislation to ban assault weapons and respond to America’s epidemic of mass shootings, including recent incidents in New York, Texas and Oklahoma (The Hill).
“Enough, enough,” the president repeated in hushed tones while standing amid two lines of burning white candles to represent victims of recent shooting sprees. “The question now is, what will the Congress do?”
Biden used the brief speech to repeat a list of legislative restrictions and responses long proposed by Democrats and rejected by many Republicans over the years. ”
President Biden is serious about trying to stem the tide of mass shootings that seem to be taking place almost daily in American life. Other developed nations experienced mass shootings and quickly moved to ban the weapons commonly used in these horrific events. America has taken a decidedly different approach, one that actually makes mass shooting weapons more readily available to the general public. Unsurprisingly, the shootings are continuing and more people are dying almost every day as a result.
