‘I’ve Never Not Prioritized This’: Biden Defends His Approach To Gun Control
"No one has worked harder to deal with the violence used by individuals using weapons than I have."
"No one has worked harder to deal with the violence used by individuals using weapons than I have."
"Like all of you, we're horrified by the shooting."
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"Nothing I am about to recommend in any way impinges on the Second Amendment."
"Today we're taking steps to confront not just the gun crisis, but what is actually a public health crisis."
"Whatever he does, it likely won't do anything to solve these mass shootings that we’ve had."
Biden will have "more to say" on the actions he plans on gun regulation on Thursday.
Biden has said the administration is exploring whether he has the authority to take action on firearms made using 3D printers as well as on imported guns.
"I can’t give you an exact timeframe."
"It's clear that we have a gun-worshipping problem in America."
"Cruz’s amendment would not have prevented any of the six specific protocol failures at the Air Force that allowed Kelley to slip through the cracks."
"If we’re being honest about the numbers, AR-15 rifles are not killing people with an alarming frequency."
"I don't think we can any longer equate freedom with the unfettered right to own 'assault rifles.'"
"What our focus is on is putting in place common-sense measures."
"That is not what we're talking about."
"We shouldn't be putting aside Republicans."
"I don't need to wait another minute - let alone an hour."
“No, I don’t support what the House passed."
"There has been extended systematic attacks on our police and law enforcement professionals for years."
"A once-in-a-century pandemic cannot be the only thing that slows mass shootings in this country."