President Bidenwas "shocked" by a large number ofshotson Monday, 6 He said a person had died. Twenty other people were injured during the July 4 parade on the outskirts of Chicago.
"[First Lady] Jill and I were shocked by the meaningless gun violence that once again brought sadness to the American community on this Independence Day," the President said at the White House. Said in a statement. "As always, we are grateful to first responders and law enforcement agencies in the field."
Biden is Governor J.B. Pritzker of the Democratic Party of Illinois and Nancy Rote, Mayor of Highland Park. He spoke to the ring and added that he provided "full support" for the federal government.
"I also rushed to federal law enforcement agencies to help urgently search for the shooters who are currently in large numbers. Local people are instructed by field leaders. I should follow, and I will learn more about those who have lost their lives and watch carefully when praying for those who are seriously injured in the hospital. "
Monday gun Mass shooting was the third major American massacrein two months. On May 14, gunmen killed 10 blacks in a supermarket in Buffalo, which police called racist shootings. On May 24, 19 children and two teachers were shot dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The twin tragedy has spurred Congress and passed a new gun control law.Biden signed the law on June 25. The bill calls for increased background checks for potential gun buyers under the age of 21, allowing states to strengthen mental health services and take them away to courts of request by families and law enforcement agencies. We are offering millions of dollars to enact a "danger signal" law. If an individual's firearm is considered dangerous.
"I recently signed a major bipartisan gun control law for the first time in almost 30 years, which includes life-saving actions," said the ban on so-called assault weapons or Biden, who asked Congress to raise it, said. Legal age from 18 to 21 years.
"But there's still a lot to do and I'm not going to give up fighting the epidemic of gun violence."
