On the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at Pulse, President Joe Biden says the site of the deadly attack will become a national memorial.
Five years after a gunman murdered 49 members of the LGBTQ community who were enjoying a night out dancing at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, President Joe Biden says the site of the deadly attack will become a national memorial.
A visitor takes in the scene at the memorial to the 49 shooting victims setup at the Pulse nightclub where the shootings took place on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida."Within minutes, the Pulse nightclub that had long been a place of acceptance and joy turned into a place of unspeakable pain and loss,".
"Over the years, I have stayed in touch with families of the victims and with the survivors who have turned their pain into purpose, and who remind us that we must do more than remember victims of gun violence and all of the survivors, family members, and friends left behind; we must act." William True spends a moment in front of a picture of his friend Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo at the memorial to the 49 shooting victims setup at the Pulse nightclub on June 11, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.Biden also used his statement on Saturday to address the"public health epidemic of gun violence," urging lawmakers to strengthen background checks, establish “red flag” laws, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability and ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
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