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Showing Original Post only (View all)Biden announces limited gun restrictions as pressure rises following mass shootings [View all]
Source: CNN
Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to address a scourge of gun violence he deemed a "blemish on the nation."
"Gun violence in this country is an epidemic," Biden said in the Rose Garden to an audience of lawmakers and Americans touched by gun violence. "And it's an international embarrassment."
The executive actions -- which Biden repeatedly argued did nothing to impinge on the Second Amendment right to bear arms -- include efforts to restrict weapons known as "ghost guns" that can be built using parts and instructions purchased online.
The moves are limited in scope and fall short of the steps Biden has vowed to pressure Congress to take. Still, they fulfilled his pledge last month to take "common-sense" steps on his own, and one move -- more heavily regulating arm braces used to make firing a pistol more accurate -- directly relates to the March shooting in Boulder, Colorado, where such a device was used.
"Gun violence in this country is an epidemic," Biden said in the Rose Garden to an audience of lawmakers and Americans touched by gun violence. "And it's an international embarrassment."
The executive actions -- which Biden repeatedly argued did nothing to impinge on the Second Amendment right to bear arms -- include efforts to restrict weapons known as "ghost guns" that can be built using parts and instructions purchased online.
The moves are limited in scope and fall short of the steps Biden has vowed to pressure Congress to take. Still, they fulfilled his pledge last month to take "common-sense" steps on his own, and one move -- more heavily regulating arm braces used to make firing a pistol more accurate -- directly relates to the March shooting in Boulder, Colorado, where such a device was used.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/politics/gun-actions-joe-biden/index.html
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brooklynite
Apr 2021
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I'm skeptical that redefining arm braces as NFA items and requiring the estimated 10 to 40 million
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#2
Isn't it a shame that Presidents can't do whatever they want without Congressional approval?
brooklynite
Apr 2021
#3
Isn't it a shame that the Republican majority Congress did whatever Trump wanted them to do?
Martin68
Apr 2021
#13
That's a leap. That's not what I wrote. I mean literally what I wrote, if you can wrap your head
Martin68
Apr 2021
#18
I was responding to someone who felt President Biden should do everything on his own...
brooklynite
Apr 2021
#22
Please tell me where I disagreed with anything. You are reading words and meaning
Martin68
Apr 2021
#23
Your definition of an EO is correct...and has nothing to do with his constitutional limits
brooklynite
Apr 2021
#25
If he is clarification enforcement of a law, yes he can. Again, he is using the EO
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#34
So, you're saying that President Biden CAN ban assault weapons and therefore chose NOT to?
brooklynite
Apr 2021
#37
It is a shame. Let's elect a Congress that will do whatever Biden wants to do. But this sentiment is
Beastly Boy
Apr 2021
#27
No they didn't. The ACA would be gone if they had. In fact, except for tax cuts Trump got nothing
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#46
I'm surprised he didn't announce restrictions on imports of "assault weapons".
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#5
Which is just another name for the Assault Weapons Ban, which would require legislation.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#17
It's easy to assume people are being snarky on the internet when such is not the case. I apologize
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#41
Oh, granted...an import ban would have zero impact on AR's, but it would impact AK's and other
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#33
Universal background checks required, assault rifles and super-sized clips banned, open carry banned
Martin68
Apr 2021
#8
Then why make a big deal about a gun regulation announcement? What was the point?
Martin68
Apr 2021
#12
He was under pressure to "do something". This is pretty much the limit of what he can do on his own.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#19
Actually, many people misunderstand the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 - 2004.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#28
I think going after pistol braces is a miscalculation. Unlike bump stocks, these are *very* popular,
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#31
With the exception of braces and "ghost guns", I don't think any of the other EO's he announced
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#48