10th anniversary of Wisconsin gurdwara attack: Biden calls for reducing gun violence

'We must ban assault weapons used at houses of worship' 10th anniversary of Wisconsin gurdwara attack: Biden calls for reducing gun violence Every year, the congregation hosts an annual memorial run to honour victims US President Joe Biden File Picture | Washington | Published 06.22, 03:48 PM President Joe Biden has called for reducing gun violence and banning assault weapons in the US to defeat "domestic terrorism" and hate in all its forms, including the "poison of white supremacy", as he condemned the attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin in 2012 on the 10th anniversary of the heinous act."Fuelled by that spirit of eternal optimism, we must continue to take steps now to reduce gun violence and keep our fellow Americans safe.The US is set to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country.

That is the same number the country saw through June 5 in 2021 -- the worst year on record since the Gun Violence Archive began tracking mass shootings in 2014.That 246 number also means there have been more mass shootings than days so far in 2022 -- a trend that's recurred each year since 2020 -- underscoring the growing prevalence of gun violence in American life, the report said.