President Joe Biden called on Congress Sunday to pass “commonsense gun law reforms” on the third anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 dead.
Feb.14 (UPI) — President Joe Biden marked the third anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., with a call for gun legislation on Sunday. In a statement remembering the 17 people — 14 students and three staff — killed by a gunman in the Feb.14,2018 shooting, Biden called on Congress to pass “commonsense gun law reforms,” including required background checks on all gun sales, a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers that “knowingly put weapons of war on our streets.” “The Parkland students and so many other young people across the country who have experienced gun violence are carrying forward the history of the American journey.
