White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called for an “assault weapons” ban Monday afternoon in response to a St. Louis school shooting in which two people were killed.
During a Sunday interview President Joe Biden told Now This News that he is pushing to limit gun owners to having no more than “eight bullets in a round.”
A poll conducted by Tufts University School of Medicine found approximately 1/3 of gun owners support an “assault weapons” ban.
A DNC ad being circulated on social media cites a handgun attack in Charleston, South Carolina, to make the case for an “assault weapons” ban.
President Joe Biden pushed an “assault weapons” ban Friday after a Raleigh, North Carolina, attacker allegedly armed with a shotgun killed five people.
President Joe Biden once again pledged more gun control, including an “assault weapons” ban, during an interview Tuesday with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday on “CNN Tonight” that he will pass the assault weapon ban again before he leaves office.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday again took to social media to pledge he will not stop pushing until he secures a ban on “assault weapons.”
Pennsylvania Senate Democrat candidate John Fetterman stated twice in 2022 he supports banning the “ownership” of rifles, videos unearthed by the Republican National Committee shared exclusively with Breitbart News show.
Saskatchewan joined Alberta on Saturday in rejecting enforcement of Justin Trudeau’s “assault weapons” ban.
Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro has made clear he will not enforce Justin Trudeau’s “assault weapons” ban and is seeking to join legal challenges to have the ban declared unconstitutional.
Alberta said the province will not participate in any attempts to seize “assault rifles” the federal government recently prohibited.
During a Friday speech to the National Education Association, President Joe Biden reiterated his jumbled claim about the speed at which AR-15 bullets move compared to bullets fired from other guns.
During a speech to a teachers’ union Friday, President Joe Biden admitted that AR-15s, AK-47s, and other guns Democrats call “assault weapons” are designed “to defend people.”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of a gun violence prevention office amid continued shootings across the state, which is number one in gun control.
During the September 18 airing of CBS News’s 60 Minutes, President Joe Biden described the continued sale of semiautomatic weapons as “bizarre.”
Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Edward Markey (D-MS) are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate marketing practices of gun manufacturers.
Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D) gave an interview to Arizona Horizon last week, explaining his belief that AR-15s should be locked up at an off-site location where the owners of the guns can go shoot them, then lock them back up.
During his speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden said mass shootings “tripled” after the 1994-2004 “assault weapons” ban expired.
The president detailed his frustrations with Americans who supported the right to own semi-automatic weapons during a speech on crime in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
At a rally in Rockville, Maryland, President Biden said “assault weapons” will be banned if Democrats pick up two more Senate seats in November.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), and others filed a brief Monday in their remanded challenge against Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban.
Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) are pushing the “Mass Shooter Prosecution Act,” which would open mass shooters and their “support networks” up to terrorism charges in the event the shooters use guns Democrats typically label “assault weapons.”
Reps. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) and Brian Fitzgerald (R-PA) voted with House Democrats to pass a ban on at least 45 specific AR-15 rifles Friday.
The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed an “assault weapons” ban by a vote of 217 to 213 on Friday evening.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) posted a tweet Friday morning warning that House Democrats are whipping up votes “to ban guns that are in common use.”
Roll Call reports that the House Rules Committee pulled an “assault weapons” ban from consideration Wednesday amid news that some Democrats are not going to support it.
The “assault weapons” ban legislation that passed the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday not only prohibits AR-15s and AK-47s, but numerous semiautomatic pistols and shotguns as well.
Figures from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicate there are more AR/AK-style firearms in private possession “than Ford F-Series trucks on the road.”
During Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) claimed that a stabilizing brace turns an AR-pistol into an “automatic weapon.”
House Judiciary Committee Democrats aligned and voted unanimously to pass an “assault weapons” ban on Wednesday while committee Republicans all voted against the measure.
CLAIM: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, claimed more people are killed annually with knives than are killed with rifles.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said it is “time to name and shame” AR-15 makers during opening comments Wednesday for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on “assault weapons.”
The House Judiciary Committee is moving forward next week with reviewing legislation sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) that would ban so-called “assault weapons.”
The House Judiciary Committee will be moving on an “assault weapons” ban bill that targets at least 45 specific AR-15 rifles and approximately 30 specific AK-47s.
The Associated Press announced an update to its stylebook Wednesday, advising journalists to quit using phrases like “assault rifle” or “assault weapon.”
Approximately 200 people rallied in Washington, DC, Wednesday to demand more gun laws in response to Highland Park, Illinois, and Uvalde, Texas, attacks.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Highland Park Tuesday and called for limiting “who has access” to “assault weapons.”
The Supreme Court of the United States vacated and remanded a number of cases centered on an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and carry restrictions.
Repealing the Second Amendment is the “only effective way to deal” with gun violence, according to CNN senior political contributor Bill Press.
