Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest for Gun Control

<p>In less than a week, the United States has seen two deadly mass shootings: one in Boulder, Colo., and another in the Atlanta area.</p><p>These events prompted President Biden to address the nation on Tuesday. In his speech, he said it was time to ban assault weapons.</p><p>Mr. Biden has been here before. He has tried several times in his political career to bring in gun-control legislation, all to little avail.</p><p>How likely is this latest attempt to succeed, and what lessons can Mr. Biden take from his decades-long effort?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/sheryl-gay-stolberg?smid=pc-thedaily">Sheryl Gay Stolberg</a>, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A deadly shooting at a Boulder supermarket left 10 people dead and<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-shooting.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> a state full of grief and anger</a>.</li><li>After the second mass shooting in a week, President Biden has said <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/politics/biden-gun-control.html?smid=pc-thedaily">tighter gun laws should not be a partisan issue</a>, but Republicans in Congress have shown little interest in Democratic proposals.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily.</a></p><p> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>