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USA: Joe Biden urges lawmakers to pass laws to ban assault weapons in the country

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US President Joe Biden on Monday urged congressmen to expedite the passage of laws banning assault weapons. after the last recorded executions in the country.

“I urge both houses of Congress to act quickly and bring the assault weapons ban to my desk,” the president said, according to a statement released by the White House.

Joe Biden praised the work of several Democratic senators who introduced bills to ban military weapons, a day after a man was killed Eleven people attend a Chinese New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California.

“Most Americans agree with this prudent action. There can be no greater responsibility than to do everything possible to ensure the safety of our children, our communities and our nation,” said the head of the American state.

Democratic Senators Dianne Feinstein, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy they introduced bills aimed at banning “the sale, transfer, manufacture, and import of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines” and raising the age of purchase from 18 to 21.

California authorities said at least seven people were killed and one seriously injured in two potentially linked shootings in the coastal town of Half Moon Bay.

New shooting claimed the lives of 10 people

Eleven people were killed and ten more injured in a shooting that took place this morning at a dance studio in Monterey Park, about 13 kilometers east of Los Angeles, according to the police department’s first balance sheet.

According to the balance proposed by Capt. Andrew Meyer of the LAPD, the shooting occurred around 10:22 p.m. local time on Saturday (06:22 GMT) and was committed by a man who has not yet been arrested.

The police also do not know the motive and do not have a description of the suspect. At least ten people have been taken to nearby hospitals and their condition ranges from stable to critical.

Owner of a restaurant in the area where the incident occurred shooting said Los Angeles Times that three people ran into his establishment and asked him to lock the door, because there was a man with a semi-automatic pistol standing in the street.

(According to Europa Press and AFP)

Source: RPP

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