‘We Can Do It Again’: Biden Pleads for New Assault Weapons Ban
President spoke at solemn vigil for victims of gun violence
Gun bills Biden sought overtaken by other lame-duck priorities
Joe Biden speaks while attending the 10th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, on Dec. 7.Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg
President Joe Biden pleaded for US lawmakers to again enact a ban on military-style semi-automatic rifles, outlining measures he believes would combat a scourge of gun violence in remarks at a vigil for shooting victims.
“We can do it again,” Biden said Wednesday, citing a 1994 federal assault weapons ban that has expired. “We did it, and guess what? It worked.”
