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US President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Congress to pass gun control bills in the wake of yet another mass shooting that left nine people dead, including the gunman, at a Texas mall on Saturday.
The Democratic president renewed calls for Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as to enact universal background checks and end immunity for gun manufacturers. There is little chance the narrowly divided House and Senate would pass such legislation, although polls show most Americans support background checks.
Police have released minimal details about the gunman who killed eight people and wounded at least seven shortly on Saturday afternoon at Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, a northern suburb of Dallas. In his statement, Biden said the assailant was wearing tactical gear and wielding an AR-15 rifle.
Allen Police said three injured victims were hospitalized in critical condition on Sunday, and at least three were hospitalized in fair condition, including one at a children’s hospital. The assailant fatally shot eight people, including at least one child, before a police officer killed him, police said on Saturday.
By Sunday evening, law enforcement had not released details about a possible motive or the identities of the victims.
