"
Weapons
are the
leading cause of death of children in the US
".
The American president,
Joe Biden
, said in a ceremony at
the White House
for the tightening on weapons recently approved by
Congress
.
"More high school students die each year than military and police together," he added.
"If we have come to this point it is
the fault of the arms lobbies
, of the arms policies," said the American president, recalling that 40,000 people die every year in the United States due to gun violence.
"Assault rifles are not needed outside of war zones," he said.
"It has taken too long and too much bloodshed
but
thanks to the courage of some many lives will be saved in the future. We need to do more," Biden concluded.