Joe Biden Calls For Ban On Assault Weapons And Other Measures To Address Gun Violence: “How Much More Carnage Are We Willing To Accept?”

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President Joe Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines in an evening speech to address the wave of shooting massacres that have devastated communities across the country.His speech, carried by major broadcast and cable networks, seemed designed to rally public support for a series of measures amid Republican intransigence toward any measures that limit gun rights.“We can’t fail the American people again,” Biden said from the White House, against a backdrop of rows of candles.Biden referred some of the horrific stories that came out of Uvalde, TX last week, when a gunman shot and killed 19 children and two teachers.

But there have been a series of mass shootings since then, including one in Tulsa, OK, on Wednesday.He also seemed to recognize the political realities of passing an assault weapons ban, as he said that if that can’t be accomplished, “then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21.” He also called for strengthening background checks, pass safe storage and red flag laws and repealing the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability, as well as to take steps to address mental health.

He called them “rational, common sense measures,”“Let us meet the moment. Let us finally do something,” Biden said.More to come.Broadcast networks’ fall lineups and schedulesNew and returning series on broadcast, cable and streamingSeries that made it or didn’t make it in 2021-22