President Biden on Sunday responded to a deadly mass shooting at an outlet mall in Texas by ordering U.S. flags at federal buildings flown at half-staff and calling on Congress to pass gun-control laws, including a ban on military-style rifles or...
The president said he was praying for the victims and families impacted by the attack that killed eight people and wounded seven Saturday at a mall in Allen, Texas.
“Yesterday, an assailant in tactical gear armed with an AR-15 style assault weapon gunned down innocent people in a shopping mall, and not for the first time. Such an attack is too shocking to be so familiar. And yet, American communities have suffered roughly 200 mass shootings already this year, according to leading counts,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “More than 14,000 of our fellow citizens have lost their lives, credible estimates show.
An Allen Police Department officer was in the area on an unrelated call when he heard shots Saturday afternoon, the department wrote on Facebook. Mr. Biden repeated his call for Congress to send him a bill banning assault weapons, a plea he makes following most mass shootings. He said Congress also needs to pass a ban on high-capacity magazines, enact universal background checks, require safe storage of firearms and end legal immunity that prevents lawsuits against gun manufacturers for crimes committed with their products.
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