Biden uses Sacramento shooting to push gun control agenda: ‘We must do more than mourn; we must act’

President Biden addressed the horrific capturing in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, urging Congress to cross gun management restrictions within the wake of the tragedy.

“Right this moment, America as soon as once more mourns for an additional group devastated by gun violence,” the president started in an announcement issued Sunday night time. “In a single act in Sacramento, six people left lifeless and at the least a dozen extra injured. Households endlessly modified. Survivors left to heal wounds each seen and invisible.”

“I wish to thank the primary responders in Sacramento, and all these throughout america, who act on daily basis to avoid wasting lives,” Biden added. “We all know these lives weren’t the one lives impacted by gun violence final night time. And we equally mourn for these victims and households who don’t make nationwide headlines.”

Then the president turned towards politics.

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“However we should do greater than mourn; we should act,” Biden stated. “That’s the reason my Administration has taken historic govt motion to implement my complete gun crime discount technique — from standing up gun trafficking strike forces to serving to cities throughout the nation broaden group violence interventions and rent extra cops for group policing.”

Biden urged Congress to cross gun management laws.

“We additionally proceed to name on Congress to behave,” he stated. “Ban ghost weapons. Require background checks for all gun gross sales. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Repeal gun producers’ immunity from legal responsibility. Go my price range proposal, which might give cities extra of the funding they should fund the police and fund the crime prevention and intervention methods that may make our cities safer. These are only a few of the steps Congress urgently must take to avoid wasting lives.”

Six folks had been fatally shot and one other dozen had been injured when a number of shooters opened hearth in downtown Sacramento as folks flooded out of bars and eating places round 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers stated. No suspects had been taken into custody. It stays unclear whether or not any of the legislative strikes Biden championed would have addressed this specific capturing.