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While giving a speech Monday at Mother Emanuel AME Church, President Biden referenced Thursday’s shooting at Iowa’s Perry High School then pushed gun control that would not have prevented the shooting from taking place. 

Leroy G. Walker Sr. (R), is a city council member in Auburn, Maine, and he wants to see limits on firearms which can “rapidly fire.”

The Supreme Court has denied a writ of injunction request which sought an injunction against enforcement of Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban.

A week after the U.S. Senate rejected an “assault weapons” ban the Biden Administration is asking state legislatures to pass it.

Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) “assault weapons” ban would prohibit Americans from buying at least 205 different firearms.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) countered Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) push for an “assault weapons” ban Wednesday.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Monday night via an X post that he will be bringing an “assault weapons” ban to the Senate floor “this week.”

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) joined three Senate Democrats on Thursday to introduce a ban on the most popular semiautomatic rifles in America, describing such firearms as “lethal capacity weapons.”

ATF director Steven Dettelbach told Harvard Magazine one of his wish list items is a renewed ban on “assault weapons.”

On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit decided AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment.

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) is working on “assault rifle” gun control in this week after a suspect with a sniper rifle shot and killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine.

Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) praised Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) for coming out in support of an “assault rifle” ban on Thursday.

Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) apologized for not backing an “assault weapons” ban before Wednesday’s Lewiston attacks occurred.  

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) stated that Maine does have a lot of guns, “But if you’re going hunting for a deer, you’re not taking a military-style assault weapon with multiple ammunition with it.” And

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Angus King (I-ME) stated that while assault weapons are “a problem for sure,” restrictions on them are “more about the looks of the gun than its operation.” King said assault weapons

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) reacted to the Wednesday night attacks in Lewiston, Maine, by pushing an “assault weapons” ban (again). 

Late Thursday afternoon, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) posted to X that the judge who struck down California’s “assault weapons” ban is “an absolute disgrace.”

Judge Roger T. Benitez struck down California’s “assault weapons” ban but gave Attorney General Rob Bonta time to begin an appeal.

While speaking at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday night, President Joe Biden pushed for an “assault weapons” ban and asked, “Who in God’s name needs a weapon with 100 rounds in the chamber?”

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced Tuesday that 10,000 assault rifles are being purchased and distributed to civilian security teams in communities along the country’s borders.

President Joe Biden released a statement following the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), deeming her a “pioneering American.”

On Friday Joe Biden called again for a ban on “assault weapons” and said, “If you need 80 shots in a magazine you shouldn’t own a gun.”

Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to Saturday’s shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, by pushing gun control that would not have prevented the attack. 

NRA spokesperson Billy McLaughlin told FOX NEWS Digital the Biden Administration’s “pro-criminal policies drive more people to buy guns.”

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (D) announced plans Tuesday to ban AR-15s and AK-47s inside city limits.

California Assembly members Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) and Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) put forward a joint resolution Monday calling for a constitutional convention to adopt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) amendment banning “assault weapons.” 

On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines.

House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms that they refer to as “assault weapons.” 

Fact Check: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed on Sunday that gun violence is the leading cause of death for children.

President Biden responded to Fourth of July weekend gun violence in numerous Democrat-run cities by pushing an “assault weapons” ban, “high capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, and more. 

Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a NewsNation town hall on Wednesday night he would sign an “assault weapons” ban if it reached his desk.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre falsely said the 1994-2004 federal “assault weapons” ban lowered gun violence.

At least 21 people were shot, four of them fatally, Friday into Saturday night in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

Connecticut’s Democrat-run House voted Thursday to expand the state’s “assault weapons” ban to include firearms that were exempted when the ban was originally passed.

The Supreme Court of the United States announced Wednesday it has chosen not to intervene against the Naperville “assault weapons” ban, but instead will let the judicial process run its normal course.

President Joe Biden used a tweet on Sunday to reiterate his push for an “assault weapons” ban, but he also took aim at “100-round” ammunition magazines.