„Tweeted thoughts and prayers are not enough,“ Biden said to Republican members of Congress.
President Joe Biden on Sunday assailed GOP lawmakers in his response to the Allen, Texas, mass shooting that left nine people dead, saying Republicans cannot continue to respond to the nation’s plague of gun violence „with a shrug“
A gunman opened fire at shoppers and employees at Allen Premium Outletsin the Dallas suburb on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and injuring seven others. The suspected shooter was killed by an Allen Police Department officer who was on unrelated assignment at the outdoor mall. The victims, who have not yet been identified publicly, range in age from 5 years old to 61 years old.
Biden said he is praying for the victims and their families after what he called „the latest act of gun violence to devastate“ the United States.
