When Joe Biden spoke at the NAACP National Convention yesterday, he could not resist pointing to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as a rationale for banning AR15s and other so-called assault weapons. Here are his exact words:

“More children in America died of gunshot wounds than any other reason. That's stunning and that is sick. And it's sheer cowardliness if we do nothing about it. So, if you want to stand against violence in America, then join me in getting these weapons of war off the streets of America. An AR-15 was used in the shooting of Donald Trump, just [as] it was an assault weapon that killed so many others including children. It's time to outlaw them. I did it once and I will do it again.” (In the video, go to 17:23.)

Are you the least bit surprised that the Left would try to exploit the attempted assassination of Trump this way?

Of course, if the American people ever allow themselves to be disarmed, then the government would possess a monopoly of power that would ultimately bring about much more death and misery than criminals operating outside the government could ever cause.