President Joe Biden's visit to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday is his second trip in as many weeks to comfort a community in mourning after staggering loss. He and first lady Jill Biden will meet families of 21 killed at the Robb Elementary School massacre.
. Officials said the commander believed that the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack.
On Wednesday, before details about the delayed officer response were known, Biden had praised their efforts, saying, “brave local officers and Border Patrol agents intervened to save as many children as they could.” Hours after the shooting, Biden delivered an impassioned plea for additional gun control legislation, asking: “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why do we keep letting this happen?”
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