Republican lawmakers fired back after President Joe Biden’s latest remarks mocking supporters of the Second Amendment and reprising his taunt that they would “need an F-16” to take on the federal government amid his efforts to outlaw certain types of firearms.
While speaking to Democrat high rollers at a private event in California this week, Biden said, “I’m a Second Amendment guy. I taught it for four years, six years in law school. And guess what? It doesn’t say that you can own any weapon you want. It says there are certain weapons that you just can’t own. Even during when it was passed, you couldn’t own a cannon. You can’t own a machine gun.”
“So what’s the deal with the idea that it’s an absolute — you know, I love these guys who say the Second Amendment is — you know, the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots. Well, if you want to do that, you want to work against the government, you need an F-16. You need something else than just an AR-15,” he added, sounding just like the “wannabe dictator” that a rogue Fox News chyron depicted him as.
“Well he certainly doesn’t sound like a Second Amendment guy,” Rep. Andy Barr (R-Tennn.) told Fox News Digital of Biden’s claim of respect for the Constitution. “The fact is, President Biden has long held positions that are hostile to Second Amendment rights. And I think it’s demonstrable in his policy agenda.”
“It’s troubling to hear Biden tout his college teaching days while blatantly misrepresenting the Constitution and trying to compare guns used for self-defense to F-16 fighter jets,” Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, said in a statement to the conservative outlet. “He’s clearly out of touch with everyday Americans who he thinks cling to our guns and Bibles. Instead, we know the Founding Fathers made certain to include this right to preserve for future generations our ability to maintain our independence and protect ourselves.”
Biden, who last year declared that the Second Amendment is “not absolute,” previously made similar remarks that “If you wanted to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.”
“If you wanted to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.” President Joe Biden outlined the administration’s gun crime prevention strategy. During the speech, Biden argued there has always been a 2nd amendment limit on what firearms can be purchased pic.twitter.com/IHLEQIptAq
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“He needs to stick to his knitting,” said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.). “His cognitive skills have dropped considerably since he’s been in office, and that just shows. We take an oath to uphold the Constitution. If he’s not going to uphold the Second Amendment, what’s next? The First Amendment, the Third Amendment, where are we going with it?”
“This from the guy who said, ‘God, save the Queen,'” Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.) told Fox News Digital. “I’m not going to pay a lot of attention to Joe Biden quotes these days. If someone can tell him the Queen has passed away, that’d be helpful. If he can remember, that’d be even more helpful.”
Biden also referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator” during his remarks to deep-pocketed donors in California.
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