US President Joe Biden praised the weapons proposal submitted by members of the Republican and Democratic parties.

Biden noted during a meeting of US Senate Democrats and Republicans that “the consensus on the gun proposal doesn’t do everything I think is necessary, but it’s an important step in the right direction.”

Earlier, the Associated Press, citing local authorities, said a shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland, in the eastern United States of America, killed several people and injured others, but authorities did not provide further details on the number of deaths. and the wounded or the circumstances of the shooting.

The United States is witnessing frequent shooting incidents in light of gun laws as an individual right and the prevalence of violence in American society. US President Joe Biden called on the United States to ban offensive weapons and stockpile ammunition capable of holding large quantities of rounds to address what he called “carnage” with firearms.