From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains.

On the third anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,

Florida, President Joe Biden issued his administration's first significant push for new gun

control measures. President Biden is calling on Congress to pass what he's calling

common sense gun reform.

The president says he wants to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and he wants

to require background checks for all gun sales.

And White House Press Secretary Jen Saki recently stated that Biden is eager to take on the

NRA.

So I will say that, you know, the president addressing gun violence in the country and putting

in place additional safety measures is something that the president has a personal commitment to.

And his history on this issue is evidence of that.

You know, he's obviously taken on the NRA twice and won, and he is happy and eager to do that in the future.

Part of our engagement is working with groups to determine what the steps are that can be taken.

So it sounds like it's on.

A liberal president and Congress could move forward with their gun control wish list.

But Heritage Legal Fellow Amy Swear writes that as usual, instead of addressing

the real underlying problems when it comes to gun violence, President Biden is pushing

politically divisive measures that could seriously damage our right to keep and bear arms

without making the nation any safer. Our explainer today is inspired by Swearer's op-ed,

and when we return after this quick break,

we will blow four factual holes

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