White House Renews Calls for , Assault Weapons Ban, After Saint Louis School Shooting.<br />Axios reports that 19-year-old Orlando Harris entered <br />the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School <br />in St. Louis on Oct. 24 with an AR-15-style rifle <br />and over 600 rounds of ammo.<br />Harris, who graduated from the school last year, opened fire and killed one teacher, <br />Jean Kuczka, and one student, Alexzandria Bell.<br />Seven others were injured, and then the shooter's gun became jammed, according to witnesses. .<br />The gunman was killed by police.<br />Later, they found a note from the suspect detailing why he attacked the school.<br />I don't have any friends. I don't have any family. I've never had a girlfriend, I've never had a social life. I've been an isolated loner my entire life. This was the perfect storm for a mass shooting, Alleged note from suspect, via Axios.<br />During a White House press briefing following the mass shooting, press secretary <br />Karine Jean-Pierre called for action.<br />In the wake of Newtown, Parkland, <br />Buffalo, Uvalde, and countless other shootings in communities across the country, <br />we need additional action to <br />stop the scourge of gun violence, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via briefing.<br />Every day that the Senate fails to send an assault weapons ban to the president’s desk or waits to take another common sense action is a day too late for families and communities impacted by gun violence, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via briefing.<br />According to the Gun Violence Archive, the St. Louis shooting was one of 581 mass shootings in the U.S. this year where a minimum of four people were shot.<br />According to the Gun Violence Archive, the St. Louis shooting was one of 581 mass shootings in the U.S. this year where a minimum of four people were shot.<br />Axios reports that a ban on assault weapons was passed by the House in July, but the Senate has stalled on the measure
