A group of senators reintroduced a federal assault weapons ban and legislation on Monday. According to which, along with banning weapons in America, there is a need to increase the age from 18 to 21 to buy them.
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to act swiftly to ban assault weapons, as California was rocked by two deadly mass shootings in less than 48 hours. A group of senators reintroduced a federal assault weapons ban and legislation on Monday. According to which, along with banning weapons in America, there is a need to increase the age from 18 to 21 to buy them.
Biden said that we know that the crisis of gun violence across America requires strong action. I once again urge both chambers of Congress to act quickly and deliver this assault weapons ban to my desk, and take action to keep American communities, schools, workplaces and homes safe. A suspected gunman was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the killing of seven people in a rural community in California.
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assault rifle ban
The law banning assault rifles expired in 2004 and Congress has repeatedly failed to renew it, even though the country has repeated mass shootings. Many Republicans oppose the ban, citing the constitutional right to gun ownership.
‘There should be very strict laws for the use of weapons’
Gun firing incidents have been happening frequently in America. Many lives have been lost due to gun violence. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden is determined to ban weapons once and for all. He had said earlier also that I am tired of these firings. We should have very strict laws for the use of weapons. However the prospect of banning assault weapons in the US Congress is almost impossible in the near future.
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