Biden Says Gun Violence Is ‘Epidemic’ in Wake of UNLV Shooting
- President speaks miles from campus where gunman killed three
- Divided Congress unlikely to enact gun laws in election year
Joe Biden speaks in Las Vegas on Dec. 8.
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President Joe Biden applauded the courage of law enforcement officers who responded to the deadly shooting on Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and again called for restrictions on assault weapons.
Biden, speaking just miles from the campus on Friday, called gun violence an “epidemic” and said “we need Congress to step up.”