Biden calls for assault weapon ban following spate of violence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The Supreme Court declined requests from gun rights groups to block the law in May."Their achievement will save lives," Mr. Biden said.
47% : About four hours later, three people were killed and eight injured in a mass shooting at a festival in Fort Worth, law enforcement authorities in Texas said.
42% : With the state's passage of the legislation in January, Illinois became the ninth state to enact an assault weapon ban.
41% : Mr. Biden pushed for a renewal of the country's ban on assault weapons, a ban on high-capacity magazines, requiring safe storage of firearms, putting an end to gun manufacturers' immunity to liability, and to implement universal background checks.
39% :Assault weapons were banned in the U.S. from 1994 to 2004 under the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
19% : President Biden urged Republican lawmakers in Congress "to come to the table" to tighten gun laws after a spate of gun violence leading up to Independence Day.

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