Biden Says The Super Bowl Shooting In Kansas City "should Shock Us And Shame Us Into Action" And Urges Congress To Pass Gun Laws After The Latest Attack Killed A Mother Of Two And Injured 22

President Joe Biden has cited the recent shootings in Kansas City as supposed evidence for lawmakers that they should support his attempt to ban assault weapons.

The lengthy statement, issued about six hours after the shooting at the city's Super Bowl parade, said the day's events should “shock” and “shame” us into becoming actors.

He added that the recent mass shootings in the US were “profound” and used this to urge Americans to “make do.” [their] Voice heard in Congress.'

The 81-year-old commander-in-chief further claimed the incident “cut deeply into the American soul” after at least one person was killed and 21 others were injured.

Each of the three suspected shooters has now been arrested, thanks in part to the heroism of the ordinary people present. Biden ignored those actions in his bulletin – and instead used the attack as a talking point shortly after seeing the Valentine's Day decorations on the White House front lawn.

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Joe Biden on Wednesday used the Kansas City chief's Super Bowl parade shooting as a talking point to persuade lawmakers to support his planned ban on assault weapons

The 81-year-old commander-in-chief further claimed the incident “cut deeply into the American soul” after at least one person was killed and 21 others were injured

“The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in America,” began the first-term president, months before the expected duel with Republican front-runner Donald Trump.

“Nothing brings us together anymore,” he continued. “And celebrating a Super Bowl victory is a moment that brings with it a joy that cannot be compared to the winning team and its fans.”

“That this joy turns into tragedy in Kansas City today,” he added, “cuts deep into the American soul.”

The appeal to the collective American consciousness continued as the 344-word statement continued, with Biden bluntly claiming at one point: “Today's events should move us, shock us, shame us into action.”

'What are we waiting for? What else do we have to see? How many families still need to be torn apart? he asked in his latest push to pass federal gun control legislation.

“It’s time to act.” That’s where I stand. And I ask the country to stand by me.'

He urged viewers to raise their voices[s] We've heard in Congress, so let's finally act to ban assault weapons.

“Restrict the use of high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks and keep guns away from those who have no right to own or handle them,” he said.

“We know what we have to do, we just need the courage to do it.”

There were 40 mass murders with weapons in 2023. Less than two months into 2024, seven have been reported – including the one on Wednesday in Kansas City

The lengthy statement cited this steady stream of shootings shortly after a photo op in which the Democrat photographed the Valentine's Day decorations on the White House front lawn

Biden, seen here with first lady Jill, said the day's events should “shock” and “embarrass” us into action amid his longstanding effort to pass stricter federal gun control laws

The 81-year-old commander-in-chief, speaking in the state dining room here Tuesday, has been trying to pass such laws for years but has so far proven unsuccessful

He noted that the shooting occurred on the sixth anniversary of the Parkland shooting, in which 17 people were killed by a 19-year-old armed with an AR-15

Biden said that if Congress cannot completely ban assault weapons, it should raise the minimum age for purchasing such weapons from 18 to 21

He noted that the shooting occurred on the sixth anniversary of the Parkland shooting, in which 17 people died at the hands of a 19-year-old gunman armed with an AR-15.

Biden has previously said that if Congress cannot completely ban assault weapons, he should raise the minimum age to purchase such weapons from 18 to 21.

“The epidemic of gun violence is tearing families and communities apart every day,” he continued. “Some make the headlines.” A lot of it doesn’t.

“We have to decide who we are as a country,” he continued, referring to a citizen’s right “to go to school, to go to church, to walk in the streets.” [or] “To attend a Super Bowl celebration without fear of losing your life.”

“Jill and I pray for the dead and injured in Kansas City today,” he concluded. “And that our country finds the resolve to end this senseless epidemic of gun violence that is tearing us apart at the seams.”

Shortly before — and hours after the shooting made headlines — Biden and first lady Jill posed for a photo op with Valentine's Day decorations on the North Lawn of the White House.

On Wednesday, fans were seen leaving the scene shortly after gunfire erupted shortly after the players left the stage

After shots were fired at the Kansas City Chiefs' Superbowl parade, a large police presence descended on Union Square

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he was at Union Station when the gunmen began shooting. He did not say whether he saw the gunmen but praised the “stream of officers who were ready to face the danger” who fired in

A police officer looks around the crime scene following the tragedy

Annual data show that from Texas to Maine there have been a total of 47 mass gun killings between 2023 and this year — a number fueled by other tragedies such as those at a Louisville bank in April and a Nashville school in March.

In each case – as in most other mass murders – the perpetrators committed the killings using an assault weapon that is currently regulated on a state-by-state basis.

Biden and other progressives are instead calling for an overarching approach as the number of incidents last year reached the highest level since statistics were first collected in 2006.

Even more concerning is the fact that there are four more incidents than the year before, when shootings at a school in Uvalde and a supermarket in Buffalo also set records.

The statistics come from perhaps the most reliable mass killing database in the country. They point to an upward trend that Biden is trying to slow.

He had also called for a ban on high-capacity magazines and a repeal of immunity that protects gun manufacturers from legal liability if their weapons are used in such incidents.

Police are still investigating Wednesday's shooting, but three suspected perpetrators have been arrested.

Police are still investigating Wednesday's shooting, but three suspected perpetrators have been arrested

One of the men was filmed being attacked by 46-year-old Paul Contreras, whose 23-year-old Alyssa managed to capture her on her cell phone just moments after her father jumped into action

Visiting from Nebraska, he and his daughter remained at the scene when the shooter was arrested – after he tried to flee the scene on foot

Others present were able to capture Contreras and his unknown accomplice's actions from various angles

Biden ignored these actions in his bulletin – and instead used the attack as a talking point

General view of Union Station, where the shooting occurred, shortly after the team took the stage around 3:30 p.m

One of the men was filmed being attacked by 46-year-old Paul Contreras, whose 23-year-old Alyssa managed to capture her on her cell phone just moments after her father jumped into action.

Visiting from Nebraska, Alyssa continued filming as the shooter was arrested – after seemingly trying to escape the hectic scene on foot.

Several parade-goers within earshot noticed this and shouted for others to stop his advance. Contreras heard those calls and didn't think twice before lunging at the suspect, he said.

Officers, meanwhile, said they had handcuffed two other people but had not yet contacted Contreras, he said. He recalled watching a gun fall from the suspect's hand after police officers said they seized at least one assault weapon at one of the crime scenes. Their investigation is still ongoing and all suspects are now in custody.