Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre.
In seconds, the lives of dozens of families, and the life of an American community, were changed forever, Biden said in a statement released Sunday.
The president used the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons.
There was no time to wait, the president said. We owe it to all those weve lost and to all those left behind to grieve to make a change. The time to act is now.