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World Updated: June 03, 2022

US: Biden Tells Lawmakers To Pass Gun Control Laws

By Quadri Adejumo
June 03, 2022
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United States President Joe Biden has said it is time for lawmakers to enact tough laws, including a ban on assault weapons to curb gun violence.

The President called to pass legislation to curb gun violence in the country a week after 19 children were shot dead by a gunman in their school.

Biden proposed several laws, including a ban on assault weapons. Other proposals included a limit on high capacity magazines, secure storage laws, universal background checks, and the removal of protection laws for gun manufacturers.

Biden, reported on Thursday from the White House said; “For the children we have lost. For the children we can save. For the nation we love. Let’s meet the moment. It’s time to act.”

Biden said too many places in the US had become killing fields and urged Republicans in the Senate to back changes to legislation that would make the country safer for everyone.

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He added that gun control was a matter of common sense and stressed that the Second Amendment, which gun proponents use to curb regulation, was not absolute.

While Democrats currently control the House of Representatives, the Senate is split with each party holding 50 seats. For any legislation to pass, 10 Republican Senators would need to vote in favour of it.

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Quadri Adejumo

Quadri Adejumo covers World News, Health, Climate & Humanitarian.

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