Once again, our nation is in mourning after yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting yesterday.

Today, Jill and I are praying for the Americans in Lewiston, Maine who’ve lost their lives, for those still in critical care, and for the families, survivors, and community members enduring shock and grief.

For countless Americans who have survived gun violence and been traumatized by it, a shooting such as this reopens deep and painful wounds. Far too many Americans have now had a family member killed or injured as a result of gun violence. That is not normal, and we cannot accept it.

While we have made progress on gun safety through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the two dozen executive actions I’ve taken, and the establishment of the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, it’s simply not enough.

Today, in the wake of yet another tragedy, I urge Republican lawmakers in Congress to fulfill their duty to protect the American people. Work with us to pass a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, to enact universal background checks, to require safe storage of guns, and end immunity from liability for gun manufacturers. This is the very least we owe every American who will now bear the scars -- physical and mental -- of this latest attack.

We have to do more.

Thank you,

Joe

Joe Biden