White house: Biden wants Congress to act on gun violence because 'enough is enough'

Record ID: 1717358

  • Title: White house: Biden wants Congress to act on gun violence because 'enough is enough'
  • Date: 27th March 2023
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 27, 2023) (REUTERS) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, WALKING UP TO LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, SAYING: “The president has been briefed on the situation and our team is in contact with DOJ and local officials about what is known so far. We want to express the President's appreciation for the first responders and prayers for all the families affected by this shooting.” WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, SAYING: “We need to do something. Once again, the President calls on Congress to do something before another child is senselessly killed in a preventable act of gun violence.” WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, SAYING: “We must do more. And he wants Congress to act because enough is enough.” WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, SAYING: JOURNALIST: "Will we see the President address this latest school shooting in Nashville?" "So I believe he will, will be addressing it before he, before his remarks, at his remarks today about 2:30. So you'll hear directly from the President. So the answer is yes." WHITE FLASH JEAN-PIERRE ENDING BRIEFING
  • Embargoed: 10th April 2023 19:37
  • Keywords: Christian school Covenant School Joe Biden Karine Jean-Pierre Nashville Tennessee United States White House school shooting
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Defence,North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001069327032023RP1
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  • Story Text: U.S. President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to act on gun violence "because enough is enough" after at least five people, including three children, were killed during a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday (March 27), the White House said.
    White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the White House is in contact with Department of Justice officials with regard to the shooting.
    A 28-year-old woman shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, before police killed her.
    The woman had at least two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun, police said.
    Police later said the shooter was a 28-year-old woman from Nashville, having earlier said she appeared to be a teenager, but have not publicly identified her.
    Deadly mass shootings have become commonplace in the United States, but a female attacker is highly unusual. Only four of the 191 mass shootings since 1966 cataloged by The Violence Project, a nonprofit research center, were carried out by a female attacker.
    (Production: Gerardo Gomez)
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