The time to act is now : White House commemorates Parkland shooting, calls for action on gun safety Matthew Brown, USA TODAY
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President Joe Biden released a statement Sunday commemorating the lives lost during the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. For three years now, the Parkland families have spent birthdays and holidays without their loved ones, reads the White House statement. Like far too many families – and, indeed, like our nation – they’ve been left to wonder whether things would ever be okay. Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets, the White House declared.
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Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets, the White House declared.
Biden s policy platform during the transition called for stricter background checks and more stringent regulations on the sale of guns. The White House has not submitted any formal legislation on its gun safety recommendations to Congress. We owe it to all those we’ve lost and to all those left behind to grieve to make a change. The time to act is now, Biden urged.
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