Joseph Biden actually said...

"I don't need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take commonsense steps that will save the lives in the future, and to urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act."

"We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again. I got that done when I was a senator. It passed. It was law for the longest time, and it brought down these mass kill..."

"I hope so. I've still got to count the votes."

"He wants to see the Senate take up those bills that recently passed the House. Those are bills that would basically expand and strengthen background checks."