Biden's pro-criminal policies drive more people to buy guns, the National Rifle Association told Fox News this week, citing a 20-year surge in AR-15 purchases.
The NRA responded to a post from Vice President Kamala Harris in which she claimed, "@JoeBiden has taken on the @NRA and won. He can do it again."
She was referring to the semi-automatic firearms ban that Biden helped pass as a senator in 1994 when Congress was dominated by Democrats. However, the ban expired after 10 years, something the NRA takes credit for. The NRA ridiculed the vice president in its response, suggesting she take a history lesson.
"Vice President Harris should learn her history before going on social media. She's referring to Biden's 1994 vote for the 'assault weapons' ban as his big so-called victory," NRA spokesman Billy McLaughlin told Fox News. "Yet, thanks to the NRA, the ban expired in 2004. And, AR-15 ownership surged from 850,000 then to 25 million today."
While Biden's White House has continued to advocate for a ban on semi-automatics, the NRA notes the AR-15 is widely popular and America's "top self-defense rifle."
"They're playing politics with human lives and are blind to the fact that their pro-criminal policies drive more people to buy guns," McLaughlin added.
The 10-year ban ended in 2004, and a National Institute of Justice study concluded that it did not play a role in reducing crime, according to reports.
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