US President Joe Biden's visit to Uvalde, Texas, on May 28, 2022, was met with desperate pleas from the community to take action on gun control following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
On May 24, 2022, a 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, walked into the school with an AR-15-type semi-automatic rifle and killed 19 children and two teachers. The incident was the deadliest school attack since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.
As Biden attended mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with mourning relatives, a crowd in the street shouted 'Do something!' Biden responded, 'We will. We will.'
During his visit, Biden and his wife, Jill, walked along the line of crosses, flowers, and portraits of the victims. The first couple also visited a makeshift shrine at Robb Elementary School, where the shooting took place.
However, the visit was not without controversy. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who strongly opposes new restrictions on gun ownership, was met with boos from the crowd.
As the community continues to mourn the loss of their loved ones, they are demanding action from Biden and Congress to prevent such tragedies from happening again.
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris attended the funeral of a victim of the Buffalo mass shooting and tweeted, 'Congress must have the courage to stand up, once and for all, to the gun lobby and pass reasonable gun safety laws.'
