Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions
STORY: Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions
DATELINE: June 3, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:06
LOCATION: WASHINGTON
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President
STORYLINE:
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to take action on gun violence in a prime-time address from the White House.
The remarks came after the United States was shaken by a spate of mass shootings over the past few weeks.
SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President
"How many more innocent American lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? My fellow Americans, enough, enough. It's time for each of us to do our part. It's time to act, for the children we've lost, for the children we can save, for the nation we love. Let's hear the call and the cry, let's meet the moment, let us finally do something. We need to ban assault weapons in high-capacity magazines. And if we can't ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, stren
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