Following the shootings in California, Biden calls for an assault-weapons ban

Even though there have been many mass shootings, Congress has repeatedly refused to renew a ban on assault rifles that ran out in 2004.

Tuesday, after two horrible mass shootings in California in less than 48 hours, US President Joe Biden urged Congress to act quickly to ban assault rifles.

On Monday, a group of senators proposed legislation to ban assault rifles nationwide and raise the purchasing age for such guns to 21.

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“We are aware that tougher action is needed to combat the plague of gun violence in America. In a statement, Vice President Joe Biden asked Congress to quickly ban assault weapons to protect the safety of American neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and families.

Two days after a mass shooting at a Lunar New Year event near Los Angeles, a suspect in the killing of seven people in a small village in northern California was taken into custody Tuesday.

Even though there have been many mass shootings, Congress has repeatedly refused to renew a ban on assault rifles that ran out in 2004.

Many Republicans are against a ban, citing the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Constitution.