Saying "We Have to Act," President Biden Calls on the Senate to Pass Gun Control Legislation

 Did you know there were seven mass shootings over the last week?

Everyone is undoubtedly familiar with the horrific probable hate crime against the Asian Community in Atlanta, Georgia last week that took eight innocent lives and the murdering rampage in Boulder, Colorado that cost ten lives including a brave police officer responding to the incident.

Unfortunately, there were five other mass shootings that took place in:

• Stockton, California (Five injuries, no fatalities.)
• Gresham, Oregon (Four injuries, no fatalities.)
• Houston, Texas (Five injuries, one person in critical condition.)
• Dallas, Texas (Seven injuries, one fatality.)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Five injuries, one fatality.)

Last week, President Biden and Vice President Harris appeared together in Atlanta, Georgia to condemn the probable hate crime mass shooting against eight members of the Asian Community and criticized those (in a veiled attack on his predecessor and his ethnic nicknames for the Coronavirus,) that stoked the violence in that direction.

With the sad events in Boulder, Colorado, President Biden spoke again condemning another mass shooting, telling Congress "we have to act," and called for the Senate to pass two House measures that would regulate gun purchases.

With regards to the Boulder shooting, President Biden conceded that "a great deal is still unknown."

However, he maintained three things were certain:

• "Ten lives have been lost and more families have been shattered by gun violence in the state of Colorado."
• The police and other first responders were "heroic" in responding so quickly to the mass shooting, especially the "exceptional bravery" of the Boulder police officer (Eric Tally) that lost his life. Biden called him an "American Hero."
• "I don't need to wait another minute let alone an hour to take common-sense steps that'll save the lives in the future and urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act" in banning the use of assault weapons and other high magazine weaponry. Furthermore, President Biden called to close the gun show sale loophole and hoped the members of the Senate "were listening" to pass two House acts that would close these loopholes.

The President closed by again expressing condolences to those whose lives were lost, sympathy for their loved ones, and promising to keep the American People informed as more information is revealed.

This epidemic of mass shootings has to stop.

This is a public health crisis Congress has a duty to prevent.

They should enact legislation that will help reduce and stop further acts of mass killings from taking place in the future.