Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday on 'Face the Nation' that so-called assault weapons are 'intentionally designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly.'
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During an appearance on CBS News’"Face the Nation," Harris spoke about her visit last week to Highland Park, Illinois, where a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire on a"When you meet with first responders, when you meet with families of these victims, you cannot avoid the reality of what the impact of this gun violence is on a community," the vice president said.
Vice President Kamala Harris meets with state legislative leaders in Washington on Friday, July 8, 2022."Assault weapons were specifically and intentionally designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly," she said."It is a weapon of war. If you've ever looked at, if I may be so blunt, an autopsy photograph to see what it does to the human body. And the fact that we can't get Congress to renew – it's not like we're pulling something out of our hat.
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004, specifically outlawed 19 types of semi-automatic firearms, as well as other rifles, shotguns and handguns that possess two or more of a certain set of features, including pistol grips, detachable magazines, and sound suppressors. The maximum capacity of a magazine was also set at 10 rounds.
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