FALSEHOOD #16: Biden falsely claimed that the Second Amendment, from the beginning, supported gun control regulations.

He said, “The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own.”

Biden made this false claim on June 23, 2021, during a White House announcement.

EXPLANATION: This is false. When the Second Amendment was first introduced, it strictly put regulations on the governments ability to prevent gun ownership. It never put regulations on gun owners themselves. It wasn’t until much later that there were Federal regulations placed on gun ownership.

SOURCES

Greenberg, J. (2021, June 25). Joe Biden gets history wrong on the Second Amendment limiting gun ownership. Politifact. Retrieved December 15, 2022, from https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/25/joe-biden/joe-biden-gets-history-wrong-second-amendment-limi/

Reyes, Y. (2022, April 12). Joe Biden recycles false claim that the Second Amendment limited gun ownership. Politifact. Retrieved December 14, 2022, from https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/12/joe-biden/joe-biden-recycles-false-claim-second-amendment-li/

Harsanyi, D. (2022, February 3). Sorry, Mr. President, but Americans could always buy cannons. National Review. Retrieved December 14, 2022, from https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/sorry-mr-president-but-americans-could-always-buy-cannons/

Gore, D. A. (2022, February 7). Biden repeats false claims at gun violence meeting. FactCheck.org. Retrieved December 14, 2022, from https://www.factcheck.org/2022/02/biden-repeats-false-claims-at-gun-violence-meeting/