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Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after spate of July 4 shootings
(www.independent.co.uk)
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This here is the reason to oppose an "assault weapons ban". Dealing with mass shootings with an "assault weapons ban" is like winning the Iraq War by landing a plane on a carrier and posing for a photo under a "mission accomplished" banner. Smart gun nuts will oppose the fuck out of the assault weapons ban in an effort to convince people it would actually work.
The fact that Biden is pushing this as hard as he is demonstrates one of ~~two~~ three things (which are not mutually exclusive):