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President Biden told reporters and Democratic donors on Friday that he owns weapons, but that the Second Amendment is not absolute.
Speaking at a Democratic donor event, Biden told the audience that although he has two shotguns, he does not believe the Second Amendment covers all forms of firearms.
In addition, Biden told donors at the fundraising event that the idea of armed school staff was very wrong. He pointed to the rigor of military training as proof that it is not easy to “blow someone’s brain.”
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President Biden waits before commenting on inflation and supply chain issues at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, June 10, 2022 in Los Angeles. (Photo by AP / Evan Vucci)
“The idea we’re going to offer: is the way to deal with gun safety is to provide weapons to teachers in classrooms?” said Biden at once. “There’s a reason the army takes so long to train someone. It’s not easy to grab a rifle or a gun and blow someone’s brains out.”
In a speech to the nation after the shooting of Uvalde last week involving an AR-15 rifle, Biden called for the reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons which was approved in 1994 and expired in 2004.
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President Biden speaks during the opening plenary session of the Summit of the Americas on Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo AP / Marcio José Sánchez)
In a Quinnipiac University Surveyconducted last week and published on Tuesday, 50% of registered voters support a national ban on semi-automatic long guns compared to 45% who oppose it.
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According to the survey, 57% of Americans support stricter gun laws in the United States, which is an increase from a Quinnipiac poll in November that showed 45% support.
The vast majority of Democrats, 91%, support stricter gun laws compared to only 32% of Republicans. According to the poll, 92% of Americans, regardless of party, support background checks.
In 2015, when he was vice president, Biden urged Americans who want to protect their homes to buy a shotgun, not an AR-15.
“You don’t need an AR-15. It’s harder to aim, it’s harder to use, and in fact you don’t need 30 rounds to protect yourself,” Biden said at the time.
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News contributed to this report.
Timothy Nerozzi is a Fox News Digital writer. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com