{"id":1497013,"date":"2022-05-30T11:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T15:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497013"},"modified":"2022-05-30T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T16:01:22","slug":"biden-targets-9mm-guns-in-new-comments-about-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-targets-9mm-guns-in-new-comments-about-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Targets 9mm Guns in New Comments About Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-targets-9mm-guns-in-new-comments-about-gun-control%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden brought up 9 mm guns <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/texas-lawmaker-says-he-spoke-to-biden-about-tearing-down-uvalde-school-shooting-site\">in new comments<\/a> about gun control.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks on Memorial Day come one day after Biden visited <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uvalde-school-shooting\">Uvalde, Texas<\/a>, to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/reporter-in-uvalde-biden-visit-stoking-a-lot-of-outrage\">meet with the families<\/a> of victims and survivors of a school mass shooting, prompting a renewed wave of advocacy for more stringent firearm regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 9 mm bullet blows the lung out of the body,&#8221; he told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House. &#8220;So the idea of these high-caliber weapons \u2014 there\u2019s simply no rational basis for it in terms of self-protection, hunting,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, 9 mm handguns are widely popular for self-defense and concealed carry.<\/p>\n<p>Biden had been asked how close Congress may be to settling on gun access reforms, including red flag rules, to which he said it is &#8220;hard to say&#8221; because he has not been directly negotiating with Republicans. He also spoke about a visit to a trauma hospital in New York where he was shown an X-ray while talking about removing a 22-caliber bullet lodged in someone&#8217;s lung to save a life.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-murphy\">Murphy<\/a> (D-CT) told ABC on Sunday that Congress is <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/senator-says-serious-bipartisan-negotiations-on-gun-legislation-underway\">holding &#8220;serious&#8221; bipartisan negotiations<\/a> on legislation meant to curb gun violence. Biden did note that he believes &#8220;things have gotten so bad that everybody is getting more rational about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-one people, including 19 children and two teachers, died in the shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday. Law enforcement killed the gunman, identified as an 18-year-old who officials say legally purchased two AR-15-style rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one reason for something that can fire 100 shots,&#8221; Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The president also said the Second Amendment &#8220;was never absolute.&#8221; He added, &#8220;You couldn\u2019t buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed,&#8221; a claim he has made before that fact-checkers have examined and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/28\/bidens-false-claim-that-2nd-amendment-bans-cannon-ownership\/\">deemed false<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden brought up 9 mm guns in new comments about gun control. 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