In a speech at the 10th annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence, Pres. Biden calls it 'common sense' to ban assault weapons, limit the number of bullets allowed in a cartridge and restrict the types of weapons that can be bought and sold.
After five people were killed at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs last month, Biden again called to get "weapons of war off our streets.""More families left with an empty chair at the table and hole in their lives that cannot be filled," Biden said after the shooting. "When will we decide we've had enough?"
But with Republicans taking control of the House next year, an assault weapons ban and many of the other tougher restrictions Biden is calling for will face an uphill battle. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn't say if the White House believes they can get that done in a divided Congress.
"The President signed the most significant gun safety legislation in 30 years this summer, but he feels it's not enough," she said. "He believes that we need to do more and he's been very vocal about that these past several months.
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