US President Joe Biden has resumed his election campaign and underscored the need for gun control.
Biden returned to his campaign trail on Tuesday by visiting Nevada, one of the battleground states in the November presidential election. He had suspended the campaign in the wake of the attempted assassination of his rival, former President Donald Trump, on Saturday.
Local media reported that police tightened security following the shooting incident and have added extra resources to each location Biden will visit in Nevada.
Speaking at a national convention of the NAACP civil rights group, Biden called for calm, saying, "It's time for an important conversation in this country." He said, "Remember, in America, we're not enemies, we're friends, we're neighbors."
However, he went on to say that cooling down doesn't mean "we should stop telling the truth" about Trump.
Biden also said, "If you are going to speak about violence, we're going to speak about guns." He added, "If you want to stand against violence in America, then join me getting these weapons of war off the streets of America."
This was his first reference to the need for gun control after the Trump assassination attempt.
Despite lingering calls from within his own Democratic Party for him to give up his reelection bid, Biden is scheduled to attend multiple events and deliver speeches on Wednesday in Nevada.