President Joe Biden responded to Monday's fatal school shootings in Nashville, Tennessee, during a stop in North Carolina on Tuesday, spreading misinformation about the Second Amendment in the wake of tragedy.
The president made a scheduled stop in Durham, North Carolina, to speak about his economic agenda and the advancement of semiconductors.
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But before he got to the meat of his speech Tuesday, the president addressed the tragedy that occurred at a private Christian school in Nashville, the Covenant School, on Monday.
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Six victims were shot and killed when 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a transgender woman and former student of the school, entered the building with two "assault-type rifles" and a handgun before opening fire.
After killing three 9-year-old students and three adults, Metropolitan Nashville Police officers killed Hale at the scene.
Biden told the crowd in Durham on Tuesday that Monday’s incident was the families’ "worst nightmare."
Biden said he lost a child to an accident and another to cancer, noting that there was nothing like losing a child, especially when taken in a senseless and heartbreaking act.
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"They should be with us … as a nation, we owe these families more than our prayers. We owe them action," the president said. "You know, we have to do more to stop this...
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