Biden's Gun Control Push Creates Opening for GOP in Midterms

Republican candidates could gain from President Joe Biden’s call for an assault weapons ban and other gun control measures.

The Hill reported that Biden’s gun control push is putting pressure on Democrats to pass legislation, but Democrat strategists are concerned any legislation could put their candidates at risk heading into the 2022 midterm elections and lead to Republican victories.

The outlet said any votes to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines are seen as a potential liability in Senate battlegrounds like North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.

"Republicans are already claiming that Democrats are trying to take people’s guns and have no respect for the Second Amendment," said one North Carolina-based Democrat strategist.