Washington, May 25: President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. 슬롯사이트œWhen in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?슬롯사이트� Biden said at the White House shortly after returning from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by tragedy.

With first lady Jill Biden standing by his side in the Roosevelt Room, Biden added, 슬롯사이트œI am sick and tired. We have to act.슬롯사이트� At least 18 students were killed, according to a state senator who said he was briefed by law enforcement, in addition to a teacher.

Just two days before Biden left on his trip, he met with victims' families after a hate-motivated shooter killed 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. The back-to-back tragedies served as sobering reminders of the frequency and brutality of an American epidemic of mass gun violence.

슬롯사이트œThese kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world," Biden said. "Why?슬롯사이트� He directed that American flags be flown at half-staff through sunset Saturday in honor of the victims in Texas.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Texas School Shooting: 18 Students Among 21 Shot Dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde; Teen Gunman Dead.

Vice President Kamala Harris said earlier that people normally declare in moments like this, 슬롯사이트œour hearts break 슬롯사이트� but our hearts keep getting broken ... and our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those families.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트œWe have to have the courage to take action ... to ensure something like this never happens again,슬롯사이트� she said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was briefed on the shooting by deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley-Dillon and other members of his senior team aboard Air Force One.

Shortly before landing in Washington, Biden spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from the presidential plane 슬롯사이트œto offer any and all assistance he needs in the wake of the horrific shooting in Uvalde, TX,슬롯사이트� White House communications director Kate Bedingfield tweeted.

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