Cornyn Says No Additional Gun Control Negotiations Planned as Biden Pushes for Ban on Sporting Rifles

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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the top Republican negotiator for the Senateโ€™s newly unveiled gun control bill, has said he will not take part in a new round of gun control talks concerning proposals aimed at limiting access to certain rifles or expanding background checks.

The lawmaker was asked by reporters on July 12 whether Republicans would negotiate with Democrats on proposals that would limit the availability of some sporting rifles along with other gun control reforms, to which Cornyn simply replied, โ€œNo, weโ€™re done,โ€ according to The Hill.

The GOP lawmakerโ€™s comments came shortly after President Joe Biden on July 11 urged Congress to pass laws implementing a new ban on civilian sporting rifles such as the AR-15, referring to them as โ€œassault weapons,โ€ following the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Highland Park, Illinois.

โ€œWeโ€™re living in a country awash in weapons of war,โ€ Biden said at the White House, seemingly in reference to civilian sporting rifles. โ€œWhat is the rationale for these weapons outside war zones?โ€

โ€œI am determined to ban these weapons again and high-capacity magazines that hold 30 rounds and let mass shooters fire hundreds of bullets in a matter of minutes,โ€ he said. โ€œIโ€™m not going to stop until we do it.โ€

โ€˜Gun Control Billโ€™

Biden also touted the Safer Communities Act passed in June which includes federal funding to enforce red flag laws and enhances background checks for gun buyers between the ages of 18 and 21.

It also makesย obtaining guns throughย so-called โ€œstraw purchasesโ€โ€”in which an individual agrees to buy a firearm for someone else who is banned from possessing oneโ€”a federal offense and prohibitsย individuals from obtaining or possessing a firearm for at least five years if theyโ€™ve been convicted of a misdemeanor crime or domestic violence in a relationship.

Byย Katabella Roberts

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