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Sen. Angus King (I-ME) is working on “assault rifle” gun control in this week after a suspect with a sniper rifle shot and killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine.

Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) apologized for not backing an “assault weapons” ban before Wednesday’s Lewiston attacks occurred.  

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) stated that Maine does have a lot of guns, “But if you’re going hunting for a deer, you’re not taking a military-style assault weapon with multiple ammunition with it.” And

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Angus King (I-ME) stated that while assault weapons are “a problem for sure,” restrictions on them are “more about the looks of the gun than its operation.” King said assault weapons

Late Thursday afternoon, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) posted to X that the judge who struck down California’s “assault weapons” ban is “an absolute disgrace.”

Judge Roger T. Benitez struck down California’s “assault weapons” ban but gave Attorney General Rob Bonta time to begin an appeal.

While speaking at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday night, President Joe Biden pushed for an “assault weapons” ban and asked, “Who in God’s name needs a weapon with 100 rounds in the chamber?”

President Joe Biden released a statement following the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), deeming her a “pioneering American.”

On Friday Joe Biden called again for a ban on “assault weapons” and said, “If you need 80 shots in a magazine you shouldn’t own a gun.”

Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to Saturday’s shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, by pushing gun control that would not have prevented the attack. 

NRA spokesperson Billy McLaughlin told FOX NEWS Digital the Biden Administration’s “pro-criminal policies drive more people to buy guns.”

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (D) announced plans Tuesday to ban AR-15s and AK-47s inside city limits.

California Assembly members Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) and Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) put forward a joint resolution Monday calling for a constitutional convention to adopt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) amendment banning “assault weapons.” 

On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines.

House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms that they refer to as “assault weapons.” 

Fact Check: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed on Sunday that gun violence is the leading cause of death for children.

President Biden responded to Fourth of July weekend gun violence in numerous Democrat-run cities by pushing an “assault weapons” ban, “high capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, and more. 

Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a NewsNation town hall on Wednesday night he would sign an “assault weapons” ban if it reached his desk.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre falsely said the 1994-2004 federal “assault weapons” ban lowered gun violence.

At least 21 people were shot, four of them fatally, Friday into Saturday night in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

Connecticut’s Democrat-run House voted Thursday to expand the state’s “assault weapons” ban to include firearms that were exempted when the ban was originally passed.

The Supreme Court of the United States announced Wednesday it has chosen not to intervene against the Naperville “assault weapons” ban, but instead will let the judicial process run its normal course.

President Joe Biden used a tweet on Sunday to reiterate his push for an “assault weapons” ban, but he also took aim at “100-round” ammunition magazines.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that she wanted to “ban the purchase of assault weapons.”

On Monday the state of Illinois and city of Naperville responded to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s notice that they respond to an injunction request against their “assault weapon” bans.

Part of President Joe Biden’s reaction to the mall shooting in Allen, Texas, on Saturday was to go after Republicans by saying, “Tweeted thoughts and prayers are not enough.”

Gun control Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted Sunday that AR-15 rifles are not necessary for hunting or self-defense and suggested mass shooters would be those “most affected” by an “assault weapons” ban.

Vice President Kamala Harris pushed an “assault weapons” ban the day after a 24-year-old former member of the Coast Guard killed one and wounded four with a handgun in Atlanta.

An emergency application filed with Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked the court to intervene and issue an injunction against two separate “assault weapons” bans in Illinois pending appellate review.

U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued a preliminary injunction against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban Friday, noting in his opinion that there are already plenty of gun laws on the books and those laws need to be enforced.

A poll conducted by Monmouth University finds that more Americans oppose an “assault weapons” ban than support implementing one. 

President Joe Biden pushed for an “assault weapons” ban, a gun storage law, universal background checks, and the ability the to sue gun manufacturers before details about Saturday’s Alabama birthday party shooting were known.

CLAIM: During Monday’s White House presser Karine Jean-Pierre claimed the 1994 “assault weapons” ban brought crime down in America.

On Saturday, the Washington state Senate passed a ban on the manufacture, importation, and sale of guns which Democrats refer to as “assault weapons,” claiming that “assault weapons” are not firearms used for self-defense.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at Nashville’s Fisk University Friday evening and pushed for background checks, red flag laws, and an “assault weapons” ban.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday night repeated his false claim the 1994-2004 “assault weapons” ban reduced “mass shootings.”