Pres. Biden on Mon. called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban in wake of a deadly school shooting in Nashville, TN.

What happened? An armed 28-year-old shooter killed three children and three adults at a Nashville school Mon.. (CNN)

According to PBS, the shooter was armed with two "assault-style" rifles and a pistol.

Biden on Mon. called on Congress to renew the 1994 federal ban on assault weapons, which lapsed in 2004. (CNN)

Biden: "[Gun violence is] ripping our communities apart — ripping the soul of this nation."

First Lady Jill Biden also spoke out against gun violence at the National League of Cities' conference Mon..

J. Biden: "I am truly without words."

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also spoke out against gun violence Mon. on behalf of the administration.

Jean-Pierre: "We want to express the president's appreciation for the first responders."

Jean-Pierre: "We must do more. [Biden] wants Congress to act."

Jean-Pierre: "[Biden] called on Congress to do something to stop the epidemic of gun violence."