Overview

• President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have called on Congress to enact stricter gun control measures, including a ban on assault weapons, universal background checks, and a national red flag law.
• The calls come in the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas and Nevada, which left nine people dead.
• The shootings are part of a larger trend of gun violence in the U.S., with over 600 mass shootings and approximately 40,000 deaths due to gun violence in 2023 alone.
• Biden and Harris have emphasized the need for bipartisan agreement on these measures, stating that they cannot act further without the support of Congress.
• The Biden administration has already taken steps to address gun violence, such as the creation of a National Office for Gun Violence Prevention.