Brilliant speech

[brettdale]

Biden is knocking it out of the park.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Making people think.

Encouraging voters to challenge Republicans on thos issue.

[PlanetBev]

2. My President is making me proud

Laying out the case and mincing no words!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. Heartfelt, emotional, said it all.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Loved the way he brought up action through the vote in the next election.

[Walleye]

5. Wow. Heartfelt straightforward well written well delivered. Enough!Do something

[cilla4progress]

6. I agree.

Very strong, impassioned.

Rs are such idiots who claim he is mentally aged. For Joe, age has only improved him. He has no effs left to give!

Unfortunately, with the R and Putin hold on Congress, I don't expect to see anything from it.

What have we become?

[highplainsdem]

7. +1,000,000

[Novara]

8. No executive actions?

Prodding Congress isn't enough, Joe. It just isn't.

[Lovie777]

9. Might be if we win . . .

[SickOfTheOnePct]

15. What executive action do you expect him to take?

What executive action could he take that would make any difference?

We need legislation, and the POTUS made a strong call for that.

[Novara]

20. see below

Biden has limited options, but there are some things he can do on guns

Can President Biden use executive powers for gun control?

HOW A BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION CAN ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE WITH EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY

[SickOfTheOnePct]

23. And none of those actions

would have made any difference in the mass shootings that have been happening.

[Kid Berwyn]

21. Here's four.

America is losing its soul to guns, but our politicians don't seem to care

Mike Kelly
May 25, 2022, NorthJersey.com

Excerpt…

One possible executive order, for example, is for Biden to ban the sale of military-style assault rifles to civilians for at least six months while the federal government assesses the overall problem.

Another is to impose a one-year waiting period on sales of so-called assault guns to give police and others the opportunity to examine why someone might want to purchase such a firearm.

Yet another is a nationwide ban on large capacity magazines that allow mass killers to keep firing military-style assault rifles without reloading.

And finally, how about a ban on the sale of military-style body armor to civilians?

Continues…

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2022/05/25/texas-shooting-joe-biden-us-gun-control-laws/9930319002/

[SickOfTheOnePct]

24. He can't

do any of those things under executive action - all of them would require legislation.

[GoodRaisin]

36. Yeah. I wonder where the guy who wrote that piece got the idea

that Biden has that much unilateral power?

[Kid Berwyn]

45. Emergency Powers

It isn’t a crime wave. It’s a war.

[Ocelot II]

17. Executive orders are not a substitute for legislation.

They are used to manage the resources of the executive branch or set policies for executive branch agencies to follow. Since outlawing or regulating guns is clearly a legislative branch action - as it would require the expenditure of funds, which only the Congress can approve, the president does not have the power to do it by executive order.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

25. Exactly n/t

[wnylib]

27. What executive actions do you think that

Biden can or should do to curb gun violence?

[SYFROYH]

10. Sadly nothing new.

He could have tried to change the game but taking AWB off the table, even if he wants it, to focus on the things that are more possible.


Once again he starts off by saying he doesn't want to take away anyone's guns, but then says he wants to ban some guns.


It feels like 2013 all over again.

[cilla4progress]

18. I didn't hear him take AWB

off the table?

[SYFROYH]

19. You're right he didn't. I'm saying he should in order to get other things done.

And those other things would probably have a bigger impact on gun violence.

[wnylib]

29. What other things?

Taking guns away - only assault rifles. There are many other guns besides that, so what's the beef?

[SYFROYH]

34. Red flag laws, raise age for semi-autos, and universal background checks...

....will probably save more lives than an AWB.

There isn't overwhelming support for an AWB, but other things have more support.

[wnylib]

37. Biden mentioned those other things, too.

Other sources report different figures for support of an assault weapons ban:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/05/senate-state-bias-filibuster-blocking-gun-control-legislation/638425/

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/07/poll-most-voters-support-assault-weapons-ban-1452586

The previous ban, which Republicans allowed to expire, did make a difference. So did letting it expire.

I don't know why you oppose an AWB, but Biden made some good points about why we should do it. And I fully agree with him.

[SYFROYH]

46. By my reading, the evidence that the 1994 AWB was effective is mixed.

And it always seems a bit cooked by either the pro-gun or anti-gun side.

Will it reduce some deaths, maybe, but there will be a price to pay come election time, just like in 1994 and the ascendency of Newt.

I'd rather take the AWB off the table and work on other things that will reduce gun deaths.

[mcar]

11. It was very good

[wnylib]

30. It was excellent.

He laid out the reasons for gun control in a moving description of the level of violence and the realities of what the shootings do to human bodies. He gave specific reforms that should be done, and he reminded legislators that the people are so fed up that it could be a voting issue this year.

All bases covered. Very moving speech. I felt pride and relief that he was taking a strong, committed stand. Cheered him on as I listened.

[Kingofalldems]

12. Gunner republicans not liking the speech.

Which is a good thing.

[demtenjeep]

13. LOVE LOVE LOVE

Joe Biden

[demtenjeep]

13. LOVE LOVE LOVE

Joe Biden

[panader0]

16. Recommended.

[gldstwmn]

22. I thank him for saying the words.

I encourage our representatives not to give up until we get there.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. Very sincere and very passionate but I do have a question

I kept waiting for him to lay it out as to what is holding us back with sensible gun control. Who knows maybe people don't understand. Why leave it to wondering? "Here is where we stand now, Democrats have supported almost every measure. Republicans have not. We need x number of votes from Republicans to pass sensible gun reform. As you know the Senate is tied 50/50. If you care please call your Republican senator?". Something like that.

[wnylib]

31. He wanted to appeal to the enough is enough feeling

that we all have right now instead of making it a political speech. He did mention that it was Republicans who let the previous assault weapons ban expire.

I think he was wise not to lay out Republicans vs. Democrats in this speech. Not the right timing or appeal at this time. Plenty of time to make those points when the Senate wrangling begins.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

32. Hmmm... I say it's long past time. Seriously, it's been like this

for many many years. The R's are just waiting for it to blow over, which it sadly will. Just ask the Parkland Florida school kids who banded together to lobby for control!

Enough IS enough! We've got only a very short window.

[wnylib]

33. This is not going to blow over this time.

Last edited Thu Jun 2, 2022, 11:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Too many angry people. Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa within 2 weeks. Nationwide March For Our Lives protests coming up on June 11. More angry people speaking out now than ever before.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. We'll see! Hope you're right! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6....... Were at 6

[wnylib]

41. I do feel that this time is going to

bring some changes. Maybe not enough, but something will be done besides just talk.

I am hearing it everywhere, at the library, drug store, supermarket. Of course, I live in western NY, still reeling from the Buffalo massacre, so that might be part of the reason. But I am not in Buffalo. I am in a small city surrounded by rural red voters and a right wing County government. But people here are angry and committed to an assault ban and national gun safety laws.

[GoodRaisin]

38. Bingo.

Amidst all the passion, the fact remains that Republicans are creating this problem all on their own and until that is dealt with by the voters, nothing worthwhile is going to be done and nothing is going to change that will prevent the kinds of shootings we have all witnessed this week.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

40. Yup. Why IMHO it is LONG past time to call them out !!!

[GoodRaisin]

42. You said it earlier. People don't understand.

They must be made to understand that this issue comes down to a binary choice. Either elect enough Democrats or live with the murders. It can’t be both ways. Every vote for a Republican is a vote for the murders to go on. Democrats want to fix this, Republicans don’t. Cold hard fact.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

43. Exactly!!!! High time, long past time, we made that perfectly

clear, down to naming names. JHC nothing else has worked.

[Fla Dem]

28. Assertive. Commanding. Sincere.

Happy he laid the discontinuance of the machine gun ban right at the feet of the Rethugs.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

35. I'm so glad to hear this.

I missed it. The 9:00 pm EST is best as most west coasters are home by 6 pm.

Although... maybe he was aiming for central time dwellers. We out here are already there!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. Great point. When I lived in CA for a short time you would

wake up and half the world news had already happened.

Who knows what goes into the machinations about when to preempt. Probably lots. But agree, could have been at least an hour later.