Biden's Rhetoric on Guns is Far From 'Reasonable'

By Dr. John Lott

Fact-checkers keep assuring Americans that President Biden doesn't want to ban guns, but simply wants "reasonable" gun regulations. Yet judging by the president's rhetoric, Biden either doesn't know much about guns (a concerning possibility given his constant push for more regulations) or is calling for a complete ban on the vast majority of guns sold in the U.S. Just last Thursday, when Biden spoke in New York City about combatting gun crime - not the 92 percent of violent crime that has nothing to do with guns - he focused on handguns. A "Glock with 40 rounds - a magazine with 40 rounds. And it's really a weapon of war," he said. "But I don't see any rationale to why there should be such a weapon able to be purchased." A ban on the vast majority of handguns and rifles doesn't amount to "reasonable" regulation, and Americans know that. [more...]