Biden Is Not Looking to ‘Get Rid of the Second Amendment,’ White House Says
While some have called for the Second Amendment to be repealed in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, the White House says President Joe Biden is not on board with that. During a press briefing on Thursday…
While some have called for the Second Amendment to be repealed in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, the White House says President Joe Biden is not on board with that.
During a press briefing on Thursday, RealClearPolitics’ Philip Wegmann asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Getting down to brass tacks though, what does the president believe at this point is the purpose of the Second Amendment?”
He added, “And does he think that given some of the tragedies that we’ve seen that there should be a discussion about its ultimate purpose and whether or not it’s still necessary?”
“So the president has been very clear: What he is calling for is commonsense gun reform. That’s it,” Jean-Pierre responded.
She continued, “He’s calling for commonsense gun reform to make sure that if you go to a church, you go to elementary school, you go to a grocery store, that you’re not gunned down. That’s what he’s asking for.”
Jean-Pierre went on:
“We’re not talking about the Second Amendment or doing anything to get rid of the Second Amendment…Nineteen kids and two teachers died. That’s the second major mass shooting that has occurred in two weeks. And we’re not even talking about the crime that we see, the gun violence that we see across the country on a regular basis.”