To address the “carnage” of gun violence, President Joe Biden has suggested that the US ban assault-style guns and high-capacity magazines.
After a string of major shootings, President Joe Biden addressed the nation , saying that too many areas had turned into “killing fields.”
If a prohibition is not practicable, the age limit for purchasing such weapons should be raised from 18 to 21, he believed.
However, Republicans and Democrats in Congress are deadlocked on the subject, the progress is considered as doubtful.
To enact any legislation, Republicans in the Senate must support it which is doubtful because they defend gun ownership as a constitutional right for all Americans.
Even if some people support stronger gun laws, but they may be afraid of the electoral ramifications of doing so.
Red flag rules allows authorities to seize guns from persons who are at high risk of hurting themselves, and are currently the only area where bipartisan consensus is achievable.
Mr. Biden stated, “This is not about taking away anyone’s guns.” “This isn’t about robbing someone of their rights… It’s all about safeguarding youngsters.”
“Why in God’s name should an ordinary citizen be able to buy an assault weapon with 30-round magazines which allows mass shooters to discharge hundreds of bullets in a couple of minutes?” added the Democratic president.
Mr. Biden praised a 1994 assault weapons ban. It expired after ten years, and the controversy over it was effective in decreasing gun violence has raged ever since.
His statements follow a horrible tragedy at a school in Uvalde, Texas, last week that killed 21 people, including 19 children.
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects private gun ownership.
A House of Representatives session earlier in the day to discuss new gun control legislation demonstrated how difficult it could be to achieve any headway.
Many of the provisions mentioned by Mr. Biden on Thursday included in the Democratic-led Protecting Our Kids Act, which incorporates eight distinct gun control bills.
The bill projected to pass the House next week and not the Senate.
Republicans believe that gun ownership is a constitutional right for all Americans. The majority of laws require 60 votes to pass.
However, the US Supreme Court is debating one of the country’s strictest gun regulations. It prohibits people from carrying guns in public in New York.
The state-level restrictions on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines will lift when Act is struck down.
There has been 233 mass shootings in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive. A mass shooting defined as an incident in which four or more individuals, including the shooter, are shot or killed.
