<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1656160748830,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017b-7410-df17-a7ff-7edd9d280000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1656160748830,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017b-7410-df17-a7ff-7edd9d280000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"","_id":"00000181-9adf-d66a-a7c3-dfff755e0000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedPresident Joe Biden signed bipartisan gun legislation into law Saturday, with the federal government restricting firearms as the Supreme Court moves in the opposite direction.
Biden acknowledged the bill was watered down from his more ambitious goals, with some questions, such as a ban on “assault weapons,” left unanswered. Nevertheless, the president championed the legislation, saying the bill “saves lives.”
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