case. i was struck yesterday. yesterday was thanksgiving day and it was also six months since the massacre in uvalde, the 24th of may. jonathan, could these new comments by the president actually have a political effect on, for example, georgia where the issue of guns and the second amendment is a big issue? certainly, jose, this is not a new position for the president. but any time there are fresh remarks made about an issue like this, it s a hot-button one that gets voters excited, there s certainly the possibility that we re going to hear those replayed in the georgia senate race. i think the president was expressing frustration. i don t think anybody who s watched the gun control debate over the last 30 years thinks that there s anything that s going to happen in the lame duck session. that assault weapons ban that passed in 1994 had a sunset
Biden signed the measure two days after the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday striking down a New York law that restricted peoples’ ability to carry concealed weapons. And Saturday’s ceremony came less than 24 hours after the high court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, which had legalized abortion nationwide for nearly five decades.
returning to the gun control debate in the u.s., we want to give you an idea about the shear power of the weapons at the center of this issue. semi automatic weapons have been used by multiple mass shooters and in most states they are perfectly legal to buy for people age 18 and over. but as josh campbell reports, they take firepower to a whole new level. reporter: they are known as assault-style weapons and have been used in some of the country s deadliest shootings. from uvalde, tulsa, and he will pass a, to parkland, san bernardino and sandy hook, it is the weapon of choice for many of the killers. the los angeles police department demonstrates an ar-stila ar-style rifle for us. you have a 16 inch to 20 inch barrel, you have a stock that is shouldered, you would be accurate at farther distances as opposed to a pistol. reporter: not to mention like
law enforcement or bystanders. knowing the damage that sustained firepower can do, researchers hope their critical findings lead to awareness. regardless of where it comes down on the gun control debate, it is indisputable that the assault weapon causes significant damage inside the body. definitely. but this is the reality. this is what is happening. reporter: now the justice department says handguns have been used in most mass shootings, but it is important to note that the deadliest mass shooters have opted for this ar-15 style rifle. you can see why. that ballistic demonstration in our story showed the disastrous effect that this weapons system can have on the human body. this weapon that was originally designed to be used by soldiers on the battlefield is now causing unspeakable carnage here at home. josh campbell, cnn, los angeles. what a powerful illustration of the power of that ammunition in that weapon. thanks so much to josh campbell for that report. still ahead, n