President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for a ban on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines following a shooting at a Colorado supermarket that reportedly left at least 10 people dead on Monday, and a separate shooting at an Atlanta-area spa left eight dead last week. Gun rights groups have warned that Democratic lawmakers’ bills could potentially turn millions of law-abiding gun owners into criminals.
“We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again. I got that done when I was a senator. It passed, it was the law for the longest time and it brought down these mass killings. We should do it again,” Biden said at the White House. He did not elaborate on what an “assault weapon” would be, but “high-capacity magazines” typically refer to a magazine that holds more than ten rounds.
