On Sunday, President Joe Biden again urged Congress to pass gun control laws. The president’s statement comes after another shooting killed eight people at a Texas city mall on Saturday. The shooter was also killed in a fight with police.
The president again called on Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as introduce universal background checks on gun buyers and lift immunity from criminal prosecution for gun buyers. gun manufacturers.
The House and Senate are unlikely to pass such laws, although polls show most Americans support introducing background checks when buying guns.
Police at the scene of an incident at Allen Premium Outlets, Allen, Texas. May 6, 2023
Biden, who has made similar calls before, noted that the attacker at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, a northern suburb of Dallas, was wearing tactical gear and using an assault weapon similar to an AR-15 rifle.
The gunman killed eight people, including children, and injured at least seven before being shot dead by a police officer, police said on Saturday.
Just a week earlier, five people, including a child, were shot dead in Cleveland, Texas, after a neighbor asked another to stop firing a gun.
By Sunday morning, law enforcement had not released details of the suspect’s identity or a possible motive for the crime. The identity of the victims has also not been established.
On Saturday, officials said three people taken to local hospitals were in critical condition, while four were in stable condition.
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