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July 5, 2023

At Least 15 Gun Deaths Mar July 4th Festivities in Mass Shootings Across U.S.
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It was another deadly Independence Day weekend as at least 15 people
were killed in a spate of shootings across the U.S. In Philadelphia, an
AR-15-toting gunman in a bulletproof vest shot and killed five people
and injured two boys in an apparently random mass shooting Monday. In
Fort Worth, Texas, an armed attack following Independence Day
festivities claimed another three lives. These came after two people
were killed and at least 28 injured, including many children, by gunfire
at a Baltimore block party. At least five people were shot dead across
Chicago over the holiday weekend.

During a speech at the National Education Association on Tuesday,
President Biden again called on Congress to pass stricter gun control
legislation.

President Joe Biden: "Arming teachers is not the answer. Arming teachers
is not the answer. Banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines,
extensive background checks, they're part of the answer."



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