Biden: Crime Is Down While Gun Violence and Murder Rates Are Up

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BIDEN: “As you know, because you're so involved, actually, crime is down, gun violence and murder rates are up. Guns. I'm the only guy that ever got passed legislation, when I was a senator, to make sure we eliminated assault weapons. The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire 20, 30, 40, 50, 120 shots from that weapon, whether it's a — whether it's a .9 millimeter pistol or whether it's a rifle, is ridiculous. I'm continuing to push to eliminate the sale of those things. But I'm not likely to get that done in the near term. So here's what I've done. The people who, in fact, are using those weapons are acquiring them illegally. Illegally.”