MSNBC Deadline White House July 7, 2024
18-year-old walk in, a 20-year-old and buy an ar-15. that's why back in 1994 i took on the nra and passed the assault weapons ban. for ten years mass shootings were down. ten years in a row. i was going to say i passed that legislation in 1994 as a senator. but in 2004 republicans let that ban expire. what happened? mass shootings in america tripled. it's time to ban these. it's time to ban these weapons. we did it before. we can do it again. [ applause ] it's time to hold every elected official's feet to the fire and ask them are you for banning assault weapons, yes or no? ask them....