Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after latest mass shootings [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Maya Yang and agencies Thu 24 Nov 2022 17.57 EST
President says he will seek to pass gun control before new Congress is seated in January, but odds of success are low
Joe Biden reiterated his calls on Thursday to ban assault weapons after mass shootings at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday and a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday left 11 people dead.
While visiting a firehouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, to thank first responders on Thanksgiving, Biden told reporters he would attempt to pass some form of gun control before a new Congress is seated in January, possibly renewing his attempt to ban assault weapons.
“The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It’s just sick. It has no, no social redeeming value, zero, none. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profits for gun manufacturers,” Biden said.
“I’m going to try. I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons,” Biden said.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/24/joe-biden-guns-assault-weapons-ban
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