Reports: 61% of US citizens want government to ban assault weapons
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Apr 30, 2023, 06:10 IST | Updated: Apr 30, 2023, 06:10 IST
Every recent American mass shooting has been followed by a political play that has become all too common: Democrats demand additional gun control laws, such as banning assault-style weapons, and note how the US is unique among industrialised nations in its high levels of gun violence. Republicans argue that any gun control measures would be ineffective because the US Constitution upholds the right to own firearms.
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