President Biden called for stricter gun control on the 4th of July amid a wave of mass shootings in cities across the nation.
The comments come after a series of shootings in cities in the days leading up to Independence Day.
A man in Philadelphia killed five people Monday, four of whom were shot. A 2-year-old and a 13-year-old were injured from the shootings, according to police.President Biden praised Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for signing a bill banning assault weapons.A Sunday shooting at a Wichita, Kansas, nightclub left 11 injured.noted the
one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, at a 4th of July parade that left seven dead and 48 injured. The president specified the shooter used an AR-15 and praised Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for signing a bill banning assault weapons in response.
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