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Added on the 24/03/2021 15:41:55 - Copyright : France 24 EN
US President Joe Biden urges to "ban assault weapons now" in his State of the Union speech. "I led the fight to do that in 1994... Let's finish the job and ban these assault weapons", Biden says. SOUNDBITE
On June 12, Omar Mateen committed the worst single-day mass shooting in U.S. history, using the same type of gun that has killed countless innocents in similar tragedies.
The Supreme Court will not consider a challenge to an affluent Chicago suburb’s ban on semi-automatic assault rifles that accept large-capacity magazines, the court announced Monday.
The White House attacks a devastating special counsel report for making "gratuitous and inappropriate" comments about US President Joe Biden's age and memory. "When the inevitable conclusion is that the facts and the evidence don't support any charges, you're left to wonder why this report spends time making gratuitous and inappropriate criticisms of the president," White House spokesperson Ian Sams tells reporters during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
People gather at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in the mass shooting. The gunman who opened fire inside was stopped by two "heroic" people inside the club, police told a press conference earlier Sunday. IMAGES
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announces that US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to the Texan town of Uvalde on Sunday. SOUNDBITE