Biden Reveals His True Goal: To Ban Most Guns

Biden Reveals His True Goal: To Ban Most Guns
President Joe Biden speaks on gun crime prevention measures as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on at the White House on June 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
John R. Lott Jr.
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Commentary
If there was any doubt that President Biden wants to ban the vast majority of guns in the United States, he again clarified his position last week.“The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire 20, 30, 40, 50, 120 shots from that weapon — whether it’s a — whether it’s a 9-millimeter pistol or whether it’s a rifle — is ridiculous,” Biden said at a televised CNN town hall meeting. “I’m continuing to push to eliminate the sale of those things, but I’m not likely to get that done in the near term.”
John R. Lott Jr.
John R. Lott Jr.
Author
John R. Lott Jr. is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and the author of “Gun Control Myths” (2020), “Dumbing Down the Courts,” and “Freedomnomics.”
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