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Orlando shooting: Biden designates Pulse nightclub national memorial site
Source: BBC
Orlando shooting: Biden designates Pulse nightclub national memorial site
25 June 2021
US President Joe Biden has signed a law that designates a former nightclub that was the scene of a deadly mass shooting as a national memorial site.
In 2016, a gunman killed 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. It was the nation's worst mass shooting at the time.
Survivors and family members of the victims recently commemorated the shooting's five-year anniversary.
At a White House signing ceremony, Mr Biden called again for gun reforms.
"Just over five years ago, the Pulse Nightclub - a place of acceptance and joy - became a place of unspeakable pain and loss, and we'll never fully recover from it, but we'll remember," he said. The announcement comes as Pride month draws to a close.
On 12 June 2016, Pulse - one of the biggest and most popular gay clubs in Orlando - was in the early morning hours of a Latin-themed event when a gunman opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time.
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25 June 2021
US President Joe Biden has signed a law that designates a former nightclub that was the scene of a deadly mass shooting as a national memorial site.
In 2016, a gunman killed 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. It was the nation's worst mass shooting at the time.
Survivors and family members of the victims recently commemorated the shooting's five-year anniversary.
At a White House signing ceremony, Mr Biden called again for gun reforms.
"Just over five years ago, the Pulse Nightclub - a place of acceptance and joy - became a place of unspeakable pain and loss, and we'll never fully recover from it, but we'll remember," he said. The announcement comes as Pride month draws to a close.
On 12 June 2016, Pulse - one of the biggest and most popular gay clubs in Orlando - was in the early morning hours of a Latin-themed event when a gunman opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57615637
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