By Dave Workman | Senior Editor
Democrat Joe Biden’s expletive-laced argument with a Detroit auto plant worker should not be quickly forgotten because it reflects his long-standing disdain for gun rights, according to some activists.
Biden squared off against hardhat Jerry Wayne, telling the younger man he was “Full of s—t” for challenging the former vice president about his intention to ban guns. Biden denied having said it, but fact-checking quickly showed he was either forgetful or lying.
That is exactly what he intimated to Anderson Cooper, then working at CNN, in an August 2019 interview, “Look, the Second Amendment doesn’t say you can’t restrict the kinds of weapons people can own.” The amendment doesn’t give the government any authority to create restrictions, either. It says what it says:
“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
When Cooper asked him about fears that he would seize guns if elected to the presidency he responded, “Bingo! You’re right if you have an assault weapon.”
Biden has habitually recalled on the campaign trail that he “beat the NRA” to pass the 10-year ban on so-called “assault weapons.” All of those instances only reinforce the impression that Biden is a devoted gun prohibitionist, and he does nothing to correct that except to claim otherwise, and then get right in the faces of people who challenge him.
Wayne appeared on “Fox & Friends” to tell his side of the story.
While Biden’s initial profane in-your-face remark that Wayne was “Full of s—” became the stuff of overnight legend, the would-be president said a couple of other things that were less audible but bear attention.
He insisted to Wayne that he supports the Second Amendment, and that he owns a couple of shotguns, in 20- and 12-gauge. But then he says something that has raised a few eyebrows.
“Guess what, you’re not allowed to own any weapons,” Biden stated, followed quickly by, “I’m not taking your gun away, at all.”
At one point, Biden can also be heard telling Wayne not to be a “horse’s ass.”
In the video, Biden became almost immediately defensive, and perhaps even combative. But his protestations about being accused of wanting to ban guns appears solely designed to allay fears of his actual gun control agenda. His past remarks have come back to haunt him.
Biden, along with all the other Democrat candidates at the Houston debated did nothing to correct Beto O’Rourke’s declaration, “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47!” At the time, Alan Gottlieb at the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms criticized their silence and said it indicated they all actually concurred with the former Texas congressman.
Biden is basking in the spotlight of winning several state primaries over the past couple of weeks. His campaign prior to South Carolina’s vote was virtually broke, but now he’s the front-runner. Whether that will translate to winning the nomination, and perhaps the election, remains to be seen.
The video lasts about 90 seconds and has been viewed more than a million times.
The confrontation came a day after Biden was endorsed by the anti-gun Everytown for Gun Safety and Brady gun control lobbying organizations. Everytown was launched by billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who ended his own race for president after a poor showing on Super Tuesday. He subsequently endorsed Biden over Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Those endorsements got quick attention from Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The rights group said the endorsement by Everytown is “All gun owners need to know about the man who wants to be their next president.”
