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Biden says 'we can' ban assault weapons as clock ticks for Democratic Congress
Reuters ^ | 12/87/2022 | by Jeff Mason

Posted on 12/08/2022 12:19:42 PM PST by Lazamataz

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed vows to secure a new ban on assault weapons in the United States as he turns up heat on lawmakers to pass legislation before his party loses control of Congress next month.

Lawmakers have shown little inclination to outlaw assault weapons since a ban on high-capacity firearms expired in 2004, but Biden is hoping to seize on outrage about the regularity of shootings to lead to greater pressure on them to change their mind.

"We did it before," Biden said of the ban at a vigil for victims of gun violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington. "We did it, and guess what? It worked ... We can do it again."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banbiden; banglist; bruen; letsgobrandon; nope
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To: wrench

Filibuster. If it weren’t for that it would have already passed.


21 posted on 12/08/2022 12:37:40 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: OHPatriot

I’m in.


22 posted on 12/08/2022 12:38:18 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Lazamataz

From the guy who just traded a horrible arms dealer for a basketball player and left a Marine behind.


23 posted on 12/08/2022 12:39:03 PM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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To: libertylover
From the guy who just traded a horrible arms dealer for a basketball player and left a Marine behind.

Only Obama could make a worse deal.

24 posted on 12/08/2022 12:39:46 PM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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To: Lazamataz
Biden says 'we can' ban assault weapons as clock ticks for Democratic Congress

Well maybe for a day or two, until a Trump Judge somewhere strikes the law down...

26 posted on 12/08/2022 12:40:51 PM PST by apillar
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To: Lazamataz

Clear violation of the Bruen decision, but these thugs don’t care about the law...


28 posted on 12/08/2022 12:44:23 PM PST by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: Lazamataz

Even back when Biden’s brain was not senile he advised women to favor a 12 Guage shotgun as easier to aim and use than an AR15.


29 posted on 12/08/2022 12:48:27 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: Tabusocial

As long as it’s the right kind of shooter.


30 posted on 12/08/2022 12:48:42 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Lazamataz
Joe sez “We can do it again.” But I don't think he has enough time to pack the courts or amend the Constitution prior to Jan 3 2023. But, who knows what the uniparty is capable of cramming down our throats?
31 posted on 12/08/2022 12:49:13 PM PST by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. - Mencken)
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To: Lazamataz

They’ll have to hurry up and put together a mass shooting.


32 posted on 12/08/2022 12:49:15 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Lazamataz
“ We did it, and guess what? It worked ... We can do it again."

No. It didn’t work. That’s why it was allowed to sunset. It produced no beneficial results whatsoever.

33 posted on 12/08/2022 12:49:32 PM PST by circlecity (at)
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To: NorthMountain

Like what? Mandatory vaccines perhaps?


34 posted on 12/08/2022 12:49:35 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: NorthMountain

They’re already doing things to us we should not tolerate. A whole bunch of things. We’re armed to the teeth. And in most cases better trained and more skilled.

They’ve stolen two election cycles. Blatantly and in our faces.


35 posted on 12/08/2022 12:50:04 PM PST by qaz123
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To: EEGator

36 posted on 12/08/2022 12:50:20 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Dutch Boy

I have a feeling they think an “assault weapon” is anything that can hold more than zero rounds.


You’re not far off. Just watched a YouTube video on Oregon’s new law—amongst other things bans more than 10 rounds capacity. Some sporting shotguns are capable of holding more than 10 of the newer shorter self-defense rounds. Many dealers in Oregon are planning to pull all firearms off of the shelves when the law goes into effect, because of uncertainty of what will be legal, effectively banning gun sales in the state.

Canada may ban all Ruger Model 1 rifles (single-shot) because some can take higher caliber rounds than permitted. Older double barreled shotguns like Parkers are also on the banned list.

And then there’s Brandon saying that he wants to limit ‘the number of bullets in a cartridge’, so I guess shotgun shells will also be banned.

They really want to get rid of the nuisance of having citizens being armed. Things will work so much more smoothly for them when they can pull it off.


37 posted on 12/08/2022 12:52:58 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Lazamataz
Have you noticed, that Bidet sounds like he has an advanced case of dementia or Altzheimers most of the time?

But he becomes incredibly lucid when he's really angry or hateful or spiteful?

I can't tell if President Puddin' head is an act, or if angry lucidity is a trait of mentally compromised old folks.

38 posted on 12/08/2022 12:53:21 PM PST by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Lazamataz

“This guy has a rather unhealthy obsession with disarming us.”

Perhaps because he has plans for us that he could not initiate if we are armed.


39 posted on 12/08/2022 12:55:52 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: Organic Panic
The most prolific murderers in history have always been governments against their own citizens.

...and government employee Mr. Fauxi surpassed them all, first developing a banned gain-of-function bio-weapon and then the Jim Jones Jab.

40 posted on 12/08/2022 12:56:48 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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