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Biden to Meet with Congressmembers on Gun Violence Proposals

HeadlineJan 14, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden is preparing to unveil the recommendations of his task force on gun violence formed in the aftermath of last month’s shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. On Friday, Biden capped a week of meetings with visitors including both gun control advocates and the gun industry by hosting representatives of companies behind video games that feature heavy violence.

Vice President Joe Biden: “We know that it is — there is no silver bullet. There is no, as one of my friends said, no seatbelt that you can put on to assure that you will not be in this circumstance again. We have a problem beyond, quote, 'the massacres' — the Columbines to the Auroras, to Connecticut. You know, there’s 10,000 people a year gunned down in our cities. Different motives, different reasons, different explanations, but, you know, it’s a real problem. It’s serious.”

Biden and other Cabinet members are expected to meet with members of Congress to discuss the proposals at the White House today. His proposed measures will likely include an assault weapons ban, though pro-gun organizations are already predicting it will not pass the Republican-controlled House.

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