Biden calls mass shootings, gun violence across U.S. a ‘national embarassment’

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, during a joint press conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, called gun violence and mass shootings in cities across America a “national embarrassment.” He said he would not give up until legislation instituting universal background checks and banning assault weapons is passed.

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