White House Press Secretary: Biden Wants Congress to Pass More Gun Control

White House Press Secretary: Biden Wants Congress to Pass More Gun Control

White House Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday that President Biden wants Congress to pass more gun control after an attacker shot and killed three students at the Nashville-area Covenant School.

Breitbart News noted that Nashville police indicated the attacker was a female armed with multiple firearms.

During her Monday press conference, Pierre referenced the gun control Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) worked with Democrats to secure in the summer of 2022, but stressed that Biden wants Congress to act to pass even more gun control.

She said, “He wants Congress to act because enough is enough.”

UNITED STATES - JUNE 7: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Examining the Metastasizing Domestic Terrorism Threat After the Buffalo Attack in Washington on June 7, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Jean-Pierre asked, “How many more children have to be murdered before Republicans in Congress will step up and act to pass the ‘assault weapons’ ban, to close loopholes in our background check system, or to the require the safe storage of guns?”

She added, “We need to do…

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