{"id":173225,"date":"2023-03-29T22:56:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=173225"},"modified":"2023-03-29T22:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:56:06","slug":"biden-calls-sale-of-assault-weapons-sick-while-vowing-to-ban-them-after-recent-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/biden-calls-sale-of-assault-weapons-sick-while-vowing-to-ban-them-after-recent-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden calls sale of assault weapons &quot;sick&quot; while vowing to ban them after recent shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/uGhsiFR33M5hT2czvObKSqHhxpg=\/0x353:5905x3675\/1920x1080\/2022\/11\/24\/1669320133750.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>President Biden speaks on Nov. 18. Photo: Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s &quot;sick&quot; that the U.S. still allows the purchase of semi-automatic firearms, President Joe Biden said Thursday, while renewing his push to ban assault weapons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>His comments come on the heels of the most recent spate of gun violence in America, which included shootings that killed six at a Virginia Walmart, five in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado, and three at the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What he&#x27;s saying: <\/strong>&quot;The idea that we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,&quot; Biden told reporters in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he and his family are spending Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;It has no, no social redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.&quot;<\/li>\n<li>With the Senate filibuster firmly in place and an incoming Republican-controlled House, the chance of a ban actually clearing Congress remains slim.<\/li>\n<li>Nevertheless, Biden said: &quot;I\u2019m going to try. I\u2019m going to try to get rid of assault weapons.&quot;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Don&#x27;t forget: <\/strong>The House passed a ban on assault weapons, 217-213, in July but it was largely seen as a symbolic step with the measure all but certain to fail in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worth noting: <\/strong>Biden and first lady Jill Biden called the owners of Colorado&#x27;s Club Q, Nic Grzecka and Matthew Haynes, to offer condolences on Thursday. &quot;They reiterated their support for the community as well as their commitment to fighting back against hate and gun violence,&quot; the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/11\/24\/biden-assault-weapons-ban-shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden speaks on Nov. 18. 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