The United States had a 10-year assault weapons ban passed as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act in 1994.
President Joe Biden again urged Congress to pass an assault weapon ban following a mass shooting over the weekend at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub that left five people dead and 25 wounded.While there are varying definitions of assault weapons, they generally include semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine and pistol grip. These types of firearms were used in numerous mass shootings this year.
“When will we decide we’ve had enough?” Biden said. “We must address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms. Earlier this year, I signed the most significant gun safety law in nearly three decades, in addition to taking other historic actions. But we must do more. We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off America’s streets.”Earlier this year, Congress passed a bill that included the most significant new gun control laws in decades.
While that bill garnered some Republican support, there has been nearly universal opposition among Republicans to a renewed assault weapon ban.
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