United States on High-capacity magazine
← Back to United States ProfileSpeaking from the White House Rose Garden in 2016, President Obama urged gun retailers and manufacturers to adopt stricter gun control measures, citing rising gun deaths.
“And some gun retailers are already stepping up by refusing to finalize a purchase without a complete background check, or by refraining from selling semi-automatic weapons or high-capacity magazines. And I hope that more retailers and more manufacturers join them — because they should care as much as anybody about a product that now kills almost as many Americans as car accidents.”
- United States, 2016)
Following the tragic Aurora shooting, President Obama argued in Denver for banning military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines that enable mass killings, emphasizing their lack of purpose outside war.
“Every senator will get a say on whether or not we should keep weapons of war and high-capacity ammunition magazines that facilitate mass killings off our streets. The type of assault rifle used in Aurora, for example, when paired with a high-capacity magazine, has one purpose: to pump out as many bullets as possible, as fast as possible. It’s what allowed that gunman to shoot 70 people and kill 12 in a matter of a few minutes. I don’t believe that weapons designed for theaters of war have a place in movie theaters. Most Americans agree with that.”
- United States, 2013)