Former Vice President Joe Biden released a gun safety plan on Oct. 1 that includes an assault weapons ban but would not force people to sell their guns to the government, a proposal pushed by fellow 2020 candidate Beto O'Rourke.
Biden’s plan does include multiple aspects that would radically reshape the current gun environment. The assault weapons ban he’s proposing includes only two options for people who already have the guns: sell them to the government in what some refer to as a “buyback,” or get them registered.
