Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Our team, and people across the country, are wearing orange in remembrance of the countless lives that have been cut short by senseless acts of gun violence in America -- from the mass shootings that make headlines to the daily acts of violence in our streets and homes that don’t.

We need action. But the NRA and gun manufacturers have such a firm grip on Republicans in Congress that they refuse to consider common sense gun reforms.

This is politics at its worst. We should all feel safe to walk the streets of our own cities and towns. Our workers should feel safe at work. Our students should always feel safe at school.

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We don't need to convince the American public that common-sense measures to reduce gun violence are a good idea. 2 in 3 people believe that we need stricter gun laws.

There are actions that Congress can take right now if they were to listen to the majority of the American people who want to see our government take action to stop gun violence. We will be rolling policies to reduce gun violence in the coming months, but it’s clear:

• We need to close the loophole that allows individuals to buy guns online or at gun shows without undergoing a background check.
• We need to ban the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

We can’t let a special interest group dictate the safety of the rest of the country. That’s why defeating the NRA is a key element of our education policy we introduced last week.

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Joe Biden knows how to beat the NRA because he's done it before -- twice. He shepherded through the passage of the Brady background check bill in 1993, and then 10-year bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in 1994. As President, Joe Biden will defeat the NRA again.

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We can take on the NRA. We can win.

Joe Biden 2020