Mr Biden said tweeting 'thoughts and prayers are not enough'. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden renewed his call on Sunday for a national assault-weapons ban and other gun safety measures.Responders, distressed witnesses and police described scenes of panic and horror north of Dallas on Saturday.
Multiple US news outlets, all citing unnamed law enforcement sources, identified the shooter on Sunday as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia. He also demanded lawmakers require universal background checks for gun purchases and end legal immunity for manufacturers’ whose weapons are used in attacks. Awash in firearms, the United States has already endured 199 mass shootings this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-governmental organisation which defines a mass shooting as four or more people wounded or killed.
The gunfire at Allen Premium Outlets, 55km north of Dallas, erupted on Saturday afternoon when it was busy with weekend shoppers, police said. “People want a quick solution. The long-term solution is to address the mental health issue” including the increased “anger and violence” in America, he told Fox News on Sunday.‘Unfathomable’ carnage
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