President Biden reacts to multiple weekend shootings, including the birthday party shooting in Alabama

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The past several hours have been very busy here in Dadeville, Alabama. *** law enforcement authorities confirming that multiple people are dead and there are several injuries from this incident. Now it all started after 10 30 last night. According to the Alabama law enforcement agency, there was *** birthday party going on inside of the building at the time of the shooting. Unfortunately, people are confirmed dead. The response from law enforcement has been heavy. The Daville police calling in the State Bureau of Investigation to take over along with help from the ATF now the ages of victims have not been confirmed just yet, but we do know the Tallapoosa school district superintendent here says grief counselors will be on hand come Monday when students return from the weekend. Now this small town is shaken to its core. Those we spoke with say this is something they're used to seeing on TV and not in their communities right now. They have not announced the arrest of any suspects or how many people are responsible for this incident. You can see right here behind me this crime scene, it is going to be active for quite some time in Dadeville, Alabama. I'm Jarvis Robertson. Back to you.

President Joe Biden issued a statement Sunday reacting to a series of violent events across the country, including the birthday party shooting in Dadeville, Alabama. That shooting Saturday night left four people dead and multiple others injured. Two people were also killed in a Louisville park Saturday night.Watch the latest from Dadeville in the video player above.Here is the full statement from President Biden:"This morning, our nation is once again grieving for at least four Americans tragically killed at a teen’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama as well as two others killed last night in a crowded public park in Louisville. Jill and I are praying for their families, and for the many others injured and fighting for their lives in the wake of this weekend’s gun violence. What has our nation come to when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? When parents have to worry every time their kids walk out the door to school, to the movie theater, or to the park? Guns are the leading killer of children in America, and the numbers are rising – not declining. This is outrageous and unacceptable. Americans agree and want lawmakers to act on commonsense gun safety reforms. Instead, this past week Americans saw national Republican elected leaders stand alongside the NRA in a race to the bottom on dangerous laws that further erode gun safety. Our communities need and deserve better. I commend Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for signing an Executive Order to expand background checks and calling on the Tennessee statehouse to pass a red flag law. I hope more Republican officials will follow suit and take action. I stand ready, as I always have been, to work across the aisle in good faith on federal legislation that will save lives. It is within Congress’ power to require safe storage of firearms, require background checks for all gun sales, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines – and this should happen without delay."

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Watch the latest from Dadeville in the video player above.

Here is the full statement from President Biden:

"This morning, our nation is once again grieving for at least four Americans tragically killed at a teen’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama as well as two others killed last night in a crowded public park in Louisville. Jill and I are praying for their families, and for the many others injured and fighting for their lives in the wake of this weekend’s gun violence.

What has our nation come to when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? When parents have to worry every time their kids walk out the door to school, to the movie theater, or to the park?

Guns are the leading killer of children in America, and the numbers are rising – not declining.

This is outrageous and unacceptable. Americans agree and want lawmakers to act on commonsense gun safety reforms. Instead, this past week Americans saw national Republican elected leaders stand alongside the NRA in a race to the bottom on dangerous laws that further erode gun safety. Our communities need and deserve better.

I commend Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for signing an Executive Order to expand background checks and calling on the Tennessee statehouse to pass a red flag law. I hope more Republican officials will follow suit and take action.

I stand ready, as I always have been, to work across the aisle in good faith on federal legislation that will save lives. It is within Congress’ power to require safe storage of firearms, require background checks for all gun sales, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines – and this should happen without delay."

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