Following back-to-back mass shootings in Colorado and Virginia, President Joe Biden spoke in favor of an assault weapons ban, a perennially proposed piece of legislation.
His comments come as nationwide support for stricter gun laws has slipped in recent months. In response to the Nov. 19 mass killing at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, the president released a statement saying, “When will we decide we’ve had enough?”
He added, “We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off America’s streets.”
