President Joe Biden at first stayed quiet about guns after the attempt on Donald Trump's life, but on Tuesday he renewed calls for action.

President Joe Biden has renewed his call for a ban on AR-15 assault rifles following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, putting Republicans in a jam.

President Biden pointed to the recent attack on former president Donald Trump in renewing his call for a ban on assault weapons such as the AR-15.

President Joe Biden renewed his demand for Congress to ban high-powered firearms such as the AR-15-style rifle that a gunman used to shoot Donald Trump. “An AR-15 was used in the shooting of ...

An AR-15 was used in the shooting of Donald Trump.” Biden went on to call for an assault weapons ban, which he has pushed for throughout his presidency.

Biden's call for an AR-15 ban could put Republican gun rights proponents in the difficult position of voting against a ban on the weapon that could have killed Trump.