Joe Biden has described mass shootings as a “national embarrassment” that has to end.
A day after eight people were killed in an attack at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the US president said more must be done to reduce gun violence – and urged Congress to ban military-style assault weapons.
“Too many Americans are dying every single day from gun violence. It stains our character and pierces the very soul of our nation,” Mr Biden told a White House briefing on Friday.