Today, guns -- I never thought I'd even remotely say this in my whole career -- guns are the number one killer of children in America. Guns are the number one killer of children in America -- the United States of America. More than car accidents, more than cancer, more than other diseases.
In 2023 so far, our country has experienced more than 500 mass shootings and well over 30,000 deaths due to gun violence. That's just totally unacceptable. It's not who we are. And we have to act, and we have to act now. ...
We all want our kids to have the freedom to learn how to read and write in school instead of duck and cover, for God's sake. And it matters. ...
May God bless you all. May God protect our troops. And may God protect our children. Thank you so very much.
-- President Joe Biden, Remarks on Gun Safety, 22 September 2023
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