Kamala Harris calls for assault weapons ban: ‘We are not sitting around waiting’

Vice-president demands action after speaking at funeral for Ruth Whitfield, oldest person killed in Buffalo shooting

Kamala Harris called for a ban on assault weapons in the US and the passage of much-delayed gun control legislation after speaking on Saturday at a funeral for the oldest victim of the Buffalo mass shooting earlier this month.

After giving remarks at the service for Ruth Whitfield, the oldest person killed during the grocery store shooting two weeks ago, Harris called upon lawmakers to pass an assault weapons ban, while speaking with reporters.