President Biden calls for reinstatement of assault weapons ban.
— Biden acknowledged that none of those killings had spurred Congress to impose gun control measures.“This time that can’t be true,” he said, reassuring Americans that he was not the anti-gun zealot of conservative caricature. “I respect the culture and the tradition and the concerns of lawful gun owners.
but even a relatively modest bipartisan plan to expand background checks failed to pass muster in the SenateSince then, Democrats have been hesitant to expend political capital on gun control. But the slayings in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa appear to have awakened dormant convictions,Negotiations to forge a compromise on Capitol Hill are currently being led by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., but those efforts pale in comparison with the agenda Biden envisioned on Thursday.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, pay their respects at a memorial for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Buffalo. “If Congress fails, I believe this time a majority of American people won't give up either,” he said. “I believe the majority of you will act and turn your outrage into making this issue central to your vote."
At one point, Biden deployed the stage whisper he is fond of using for emphasis, channeling the anger felt by so many Americans at the ever-growing toll of gun violence in the country.
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