WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the expected upcoming Senate votes on gun control are only the beginning of the White House's fight.
The fate of gun control legislation is unclear. A vote on a Senate bill, including expanded background checks and harsher penalties for gun trafficking, is expected next month.
The White House also has been pushing for limits on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, but those provisions won't be part of the Senate bill. Instead they are to be offered as amendments, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says they don't have enough support to pass.
"That doesn't mean this is the end of the process. This is the beginning of the process," Biden said during a conference call organized by Mayors Against Illegal Guns pushing for the gun control measures.
"The American people are way ahead of their political leaders," Biden argued. "And we, the president and I and the mayors, intend to stay current with the American people..."
PPSIMMONS SAYS: Wonderful, Biden! I am so glad you intend to stay current with the American people, because over half of us own multiple firearms and tons of ammo and we have no intention of letting the government get its grubby hands on ANY of it! It would do you well to stay "current" with the American people and the second amendment. We applaud your patriotism. (Rolling eyes)
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