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He said those politicians who claim to be concerned about crime should realise that crime can’t be tackled without dealing with gun violence.
“The United States of America has the finest fighting force in the history of the world [and] provides … service members with the most lethal weapons on Earth.
“Every gun owner should be required to have the same requirements held to him or her,” he added.
Though chances of a federal assault weapons ban making it to his desk are slim to none given the composition of Congress, Mr Biden promised the gun safety advocates that he will “never stop fighting”.
“We will ban assault weapons in this country … we will hold gun makers liable, we will beat the gun industry,” he said. »
