January 24, US President Joe Biden called on the National Assembly to act quickly to ban weapons attack, when American political circles and public opinion were shocked with mass shootings in less than 48 hours in California.
In the wake of these attacks, a group of senators introduced a federal Assault Weapons Prohibition Bill and legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase. attack weapon up to 21 years old.
[Vụ xả súng tại California: Nghi phạm 72 tuổi đã tự sát]
In his statement, President Biden said: “Gun violence across the United States requires (politics) stronger action.
I again urge both houses of Congress to act quickly and get this Assault Weapons Prohibition Bill to my desk, and take action to keep communities, schools, workplaces and communities safe. jobs and families in America.”
In less than 48 hours, in the state of California, there have been cases of shootingswhich claimed the lives of nearly 20 people.
The assault rifle ban lapsed in 2004 and Congress has repeatedly failed to renew it even as the country has seen many fatal shootings.
Many Republicans oppose the constitutional ban on gun ownership.
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