U.S. politicians call for action on gun control

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U.S. politicians call for action on gun control

STORY: U.S. politicians call for action on gun control DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings of U.S. government 2. various of the shoot sites 3. various of the tweets of Barack Obama 4. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRIS MURPHY, U.S. Senator STORYLINE: American politicians have called for action on gun control in the wake of two mass shootings that happened recently. An 18-year-old man opened fire on Tuesday in Texas, killing at least 19 students and two adults at Robb elementary school in Uvalde. Ten days ago, another mass shooting happened at the Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, leaving 10 black people dead and three others injured. Former president Barack Obama tweeted that "shootings in Buffalo offer a tragic reminder of the price we pay for refusing to curb the easy access to guns." "It's long past time for action, any kind of action. And it's another tragedy a quieter but no less tragic one -- for families to wait anot

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