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President Joe Biden lamented recent shootings and called for stricter gun reforms on the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill. President Joe Biden on Tuesday lamented recent shooting s and called for stricter gun reforms in a statement marking one year after the holiday parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. In the July 4 statement, Biden noted shootings in past days in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Texas, Baltimore, Maryland, Lansing, Michigan, and Chicago, saying, "we pray for the day when our communities will be free from gun violence." MORE: July 4 Highland Park parade shooting: Remembering the victims 1 year later "Today also marks one year since a shooter armed with an AR-15-style weapon fired upon a crowd of Americans gathered for an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. In mere moments, this day of patriotic pride became a scene of pain and tragedy," Biden said. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden d...

President Joe Biden plans on Wednesday to call on Republicans in Congress to act to end the " epidemic " of gun violence in the United States, the White House said. President Joe Biden plans on Wednesday to call on Republicans in Congress to act to end the " epidemic " of gun violence in the United States, the White House said. The remarks are expected during an afternoon speech marking a year since the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen fourth graders and two teachers were killed when a gunman stormed Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Seventeen others were injured. "The president will remember those lost in Uvalde and reiterate his call for Republicans in Congress to act and help stop the epidemic of gun violence that has become the number one killer of kids in America," a White House official said in the statement.  A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022 during the mass shooting at Robb Ele...