Harris calls for assault weapons ban at NEA event

In a speech to educators in Chicago, US Vice President Kamala Harrisdecried the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, and renewed the call for an assault weapons ban. A seventh person died in the aftermath of the parade shooting, and the suspect has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. The local prosecutor has promised that dozens more charges would be sought.

Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President said "So let's talk about what an assault weapon is designed to do. An assault weapon is designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly. There is no reason that we have weapons of war on the streets of America. We need reasonable gun safety laws." "And we need to have Congress stop protecting those gun manufacturers with the liability shield. Repeal it. Repeal it."

Harris pointed to the bipartisan gun safety legislation recently signed by President Joe Biden, but said the country needs to do more. And she called on Congress to act.