- White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre avoided questions related to Joe Biden's "assault weapons" ban proposal
- The Democratic president renewed his calls for the ban following the deadly Nashville shooting
- The horrific incident saw the death of three nine-year-old kids and three adults
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged questions on Wednesday about whether United States President Joe Biden's proposed "assault weapons" ban would confiscate the millions of semi-automatic rifles possessed by law-abiding Americans.
On Tuesday, the Democratic president renewed his calls to ban assault weapons in the United States following the deadly Nashville shooting. He reiterated that there is a "moral price to pay for inaction" by GOP lawmakers who opposed such a measure following the brutal incident.
White House Mum on Confiscation of Assault Weapons
The attack killed three nine-year-old students and three adults at a Christian private school on Monday. The suspect was a 28-year-old transgender woman who was supposedly a former student of the educational establishment, as per Fox News.
During her daily press briefing, Jean-Pierre was met with questions of whether or not Biden supported the ban on the sale and manufacture of semi-automatic weapons and confiscation from law-abiding citizens.
In response, the press secretary said that the proposal was about AR15s, which they called weapons of war, should not be allowed on the streets across the country. She added that these weapons should not be in schools, grocery stores, and churches.
Jean-Pierre reiterated that there was only so much the president himself could do and noted that it was now time for Congress to act on the matter. She added that Biden was happy to sign legislation that would remove assault weapons from being a threat to society.
On Monday, Biden said he was calling on Congress to pass his proposed assault weapons ban. According to Politico, he added that it was time to make some progress regarding the issue but noted that there was still more that they could learn.
Joe Biden Reiterates Support for Assault Weapons Ban
The Democrat's remarks were made during a Small Business Administration Women's Business Summit held in the East Room of the White House. He referenced the Nashville shooting where the suspect, who remains unidentified, was shot in an altercation with police officers. Authorities noted that the woman owned at least two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun.
The president called the incident "heartbreaking" and a "family's worst nightmare." Biden argued that they need to do more to prevent gun violence from causing harm to Americans, claiming that it was ripping apart communities across the nation.
On Tuesday, Biden also claimed that most Americans think that owning the types of military rifles usually used in similar massacres is "bizarre." He added that these people are against such an idea of having assault weapons.
From his own experience, Biden said there was no feeling like losing a child, detailing how he lost his baby daughter in 1972 following a car accident. And in 2015, he lost his adult son Beau who was sick with cancer, said Yahoo News.
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