Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest for Gun Control

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🗓️ 24 March 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In less than a week, the United States has seen two deadly mass shootings: one in Boulder, Colo., and another in the Atlanta area. These events prompted President Biden to address the nation on Tuesday. In his speech, he said it was time to ban assault weapons. Mr. Biden has been here before. He has tried several times in his political career to bring in gun-control legislation, all to little avail. How likely is this latest attempt to succeed, and what lessons can Mr. Biden take from his decades-long effort?

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:04.0	This is a daily.
0:06.0	The eyes of the nation are on bolder, the eyes of the nation are on Colorado.
0:10.0	In Colorado, prosecutors have brought multiple counts of first-degree murder against a 21-year-old man
0:18.0	who walked into a grocery store with a semi-automatic rifle and pistol and killed ten people.
0:25.0	Every level of law enforcement, federal, state, and local is working together to make sure that we can bring justice in this case.
0:35.0	It was the second mass shooting in the U.S., in less than a week, prompting President Biden to issue an urgent call for action by Congress.
0:46.0	We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again.
0:52.0	I got that done when I was a senator.
0:55.0	It passed. It was law for the longest time.
0:58.0	And it brought down these mass killings.
1:02.0	Today.
1:05.0	I spoke with my colleague, Cheryl Gastelberg, about Biden's chances of enacting meaningful gun control.
1:13.0	And the lessons he may be taking from his three-decade effort to do so.
1:26.0	It's Wednesday, March 24th.
1:30.0	I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
1:37.0	Cheryl, President Biden came out on Tuesday afternoon to address the country about the mass shooting in Colorado.
1:45.0	And he immediately calls for a ban on assault weapons, like the weapon used in Boulder.
1:52.0	And he says, I have done this before.
1:56.0	Very personal. I have done this. Remind us what he is referring to.
2:02.0	Well, he's absolutely right. He has done this before.
2:05.0	Today, the Judiciary Committee convenes an oversight hearing to address the carnage brought by deadly military-style assault weapons on innocent citizens and the law enforcement officers who seek to protect us all.
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