Biden says mass shootings occur in the U.S every single day

HATFORD, Connecticut – U.S. President Joe Biden has called for stricter gun controls and expressed concern that shootings occur almost daily in the country.

Biden was speaking at the National Safer Communities Summit in Connecticut.

He said gun violence occurs even in areas that do not make the headlines.

Data from the Gun Violence Archive, an independent watchdog, says the country has seen 296 mass shootings so far in 2023.

Biden promised to impose a ban on assault rifles and end legal protections that prevent gun manufacturers from being held liable for gun violence.

Biden challenged the gun industry and the politicians who support it, saying he would beat them and big money.

Biden spoke at the summit on the first anniversary of his landmark gun control legislation, which provided incentives to states to take guns out of the hands of risky individuals.

“We will beat the gun industry. We will beat the big money that sits behind them, and the politicians that refuse to stand up and act. It won’t be easy,” he said.

 “I have no illusions how fiercely they’ll fight back but I also have no illusions about the people in this room. Look at what you’ve already done,” he added. 

He said the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act already represents “the most meaningful gun safety law in 30 years,” pointing to it as a sign that more can be done.

“We did overcome an unrelenting opposition from the gun lobby to gun manufacturers and so many politicians who hide behind the belief that they’ll never have to pay a price for their inaction when they oppose common sense gun legislation, and we beat them,” he said.