Joe Biden Silent On Assault Weapons Ban At Gun Violence Event

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden pushed several pieces of President Barack Obama's gun violence package on Friday, particularly the need for universal background checks -- one of the few items with a chance of moving through Congress. But during his remarks after a two-hour roundtable with cabinet heads and Virginia officials, Biden noticeably omitted the two most ambitious, contentious pieces of Obama's package: an assault weapons ban and a ban on high-capacity gun magazines. His silence ...