Biden Takes Swipe at Gun Rights Advocates, Says ‘Need an F-16’ Not AR-15 to Take on Government

President Joe Biden told a group of mayors that they would be instrumental in implementing his Second Amendment policies, including a ban on some types of semiautomatic rifles, so-called “assault weapons.” President Biden welcomed a bipartisan group of mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting at the White House on Friday. He told the mayors that the American Rescue Plan has spent $15 billion on infrastructure and public safety. The president said much of that money went directly to cities to hire and equip police officers, institute violence intervention programs, and fund other crime prevention programs. “You’ve done a tremendous job putting those resources to work. You know how to do it,” President Biden said. “Mayors are the people who get things done.”...