President Joe Biden mourned Tuesday with Asian American survivors of a mass shooting in a Los Angeles suburb and wielded his limited powers to tighten firearms controls while pressuring Congress to “do something big.”
A sombre president addressed the immigrant community in Monterey Park, praising their resilience and recalling the characteristics of each of the 11 people slaughtered in January during Lunar New Year celebrations.
He recalled the strength of a loving “matriarch,” a karaoke-singing grandmother, and the 72-year-old manager and dance teacher at the Star Ballroom where the massacre occurred.
Applause broke out when Biden heralded Brandon Tsay, the 26-year-old who wrestled the gun from the shooter before he could open fire at a second ballroom.
“He found the courage to act,” Biden said, also getting applause when he highlighted the best picture Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All…
