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Joe Biden calls for tougher US guns laws on anniversary of Parkland school shooting
US President Joe Biden has used the anniversary of the Parkland school shooting massacre to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including by requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons.
Key points:
- Mr Biden called for Congress to outlaw high-capacity magazines
- He also said gun manufacturers should be held responsible for the role their products played in violence
- Seventeen people were killed three years ago in the Parkland school shooting
Mr Biden joined the Parkland, Florida, community in remembering the 17 people killed three years ago in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
In a statement released by the White House, Mr Biden also called for Congress to outlaw high-capacity magazines and…
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