Biden’s call to ban assault weapons slammed by 16 attorneys general

Washington Examiner ^ | 16 feb 2023 | Rachel Schilke

[rellimpank]

President Joe Biden's demands for a ban on assault weapons were called irresponsible and unconstitutional by 16 state attorneys.

The coalition of attorneys general, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, sent a letter to the president saying his reasons for banning assault weapons have many "flaws" and could create a potential danger.

"The right to keep and bear arms in self-defense guards and protects the right to life, the first and most fundamental God-given right recognized in the Declaration of Independence," the letter stated. "And, needless to say, your repeated attempts to deprive law-abiding Americans of guns that are in common and widespread use for self-defense are patently unconstitutional."

[uranium penguin]

They can’t even define “woman” or “assault weapon”..

“It is black, with a shoulder thing that goes up.”
.. I think that could define either..

[exnavy]

The best gun control is hitting the target with one shot. Ammunition is pricey.

[SaxxonWoods]

Assault weapons?

Name one.

[Leep]

“Assault weapons?

Name one.”

Joe Biden.

[Seaplaner]

"The right to keep and bear arms in self-defense guards and protects the right to life, the first and most fundamental God-given right recognized in the Declaration of Independence," the letter stated. "And, needless to say, your repeated attempts to deprive law-abiding Americans of guns that are in common and widespread use for self-defense are patently unconstitutional."

Who can argue?

BTW, and maybe I missed it.

What might be Mister Biden's definition of "assault weapon"?

The term can be described in one, simple, brief, cogent sentence.

One worries that a vague definition, or one that's left to bureaucrats, might be inclusive of all, or most of modern firearms.

[Dave911]

Oatmeal brain just reads cue cards. He doesn’t even know what day it is.

[Semper Vigilantis]

Who are the 16 AGs? What states?

[JPG]

[17th Miss Regt]

Who are the 16 AGs? What states?

California, for one!

AHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Big Red Badger]

FJB...
.
And his Facist regime. 👋

[fretzer]

FJB

[GOP_Party_Animal]

I’d like to know what states signed the letter too. Seems like that would be important to include in the article. More crappy journalism.

[eyeamok]

seems to me the best way for one of these States to stop this crap would be to take existing Federal Gun Control Laws and Insert them into the State’s Constitution or Laws with ALL Exceptions, Exemptions, Privileges and Immunities for Any and All Non Military Federal Employee’s STRIPPED from the Law.

The Vigorously enforce it