White House Suggests ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ After Mass Shooting at Nashville School

The White House responded to the deadly mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school on Monday by saying that House lawmakers need to pass a ban on certain types of semiautomatic weapons.
President Joe Biden “wants Congress to act because enough is enough,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday. “How many more children have to be murdered before Republicans in Congress will step up and act to pass the assault weapons ban?”
Jean-Pierre added that schools should be “safe spaces for our kids to grow and learn and for our educators to teach,” adding that the president was briefed about the incident. Authorities in Nashville said that a 28-year-old female shooter shot and killed three children and three adults, although more details about the incident are not yet clear….}