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US President Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after Georgia s
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
He stated that some of the Republican leaders in Congress should "finally" say "enough is enough."
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"We cannot continue to accept this as normal...": Biden condemns shooting
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"After decades of inaction, Republicans in Congress must finally say 'enough is enough' and work with Democrats to pass common-sense gun safety legislation. We must ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines once again, require safe storage of firearms, enact universal background che
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After series of shootings, Biden urges new laws to ban gun access
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement issued by the White House on Tuesday, Biden urged Republican lawmakers to join him in advancing "commonsense reforms," such as a ban on assault weapons, widespread background checks, and an end to the legal immunity enjoyed by gun manufacturers.
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US: Biden calls Nashville shooting "sick", urges Congress to pass assault
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Biden said that the US has to do more about gun violence and stressed that "its ripping the soul of this nation."
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"Let's finish the job, ban assault weapons again..."US President Joe Biden
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that the country needs more resources to reduce gun crime and it's high time to ban assault weapons again amid a rise in mass shootings.
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California shootings: Biden calls Congress to "act quickly" over assault w
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"I once again urge both chambers of Congress to act quickly and deliver this Assault Weapons Ban to my desk, and take action to keep American communities, schools, workplaces, and homes safe," US President Joe Biden said after two mass shootings in California.
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US President Biden 'determined' to ban assault weapons
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that he is determined to ban assault weapons in America, amid the increasing gun violence in the country.
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BSF recovers cache of arms at India-Pak border in Punjab
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The timely intervention of the Border Security Force has resulted in preventing illegal arms to get into the hands of anti-national elements, as the BSF recovered a cache of assault weapons at the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, said the officials on Tue
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US House passes bill to ban assault-style weapon
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to ban assault-style weapons, marking the first time lawmakers approving a prohibition on the popular firearms in more than two decades.
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Minimum age for purchasing weapons should be raised from 18 to 21: Biden o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Expressing concern over gun violence in the United States, President Joe Biden said that the US needs to ban assault weapons for the sake of protecting children and families or raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21.
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US President Biden condemns Texas school shooting, calls for assault weapo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden condemned the attack on students at a school in Texas saying that gun laws cannot prevent every tragedy but they have a positive impact pointing out that mass shooting tripled after the assault weapon ban expired.
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Biden calls for assault weapons ban after Colorado shooting
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on lawmakers to impose a ban on assault weapons in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, and close the existing loopholes in the background check system.
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