Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons

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America has heard it hundreds of times after shootings in Colorado and Virginia: The president wants to sign into law a ban on high-powered guns that have the capacity to kill many people very quickly.

The legislation that Biden signed in June will, among other things, help states put in place “red flag” laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.A 60-vote threshold in the Senate means some Republicans must be on board. Most are are steadfastly opposed, arguing it would be too complicated, especially as sales and varieties of the firearms have proliferated.

In many states where the bans have been enacted, the restrictions are being challenged in court, gaining strength from a“We feel pretty confident, even despite the arguments made by the other side, that history and tradition as well as the text of the Second Amendment are on our side," said David Warrington, chairman and general counsel for the National Association for Gun Rights.in helping secure the 1990s ban as a senator.

 

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I can assault you with a sling shot. Should we banish them?

Ban them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would be any gun that holds more than one bullet. It all ties to shooters aim

“So-called”? 🙄

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