In the wake of the assassination attempt on his rival for a second term in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has decided to act. Well, "act" might be too strong of a word. He's made a call for an assault weapon ban.

Now, in addressing this call on Wednesday, Cam correctly notes that the shooter could well have taken his shots with a bolt-action rifle. It should be remembered that Kennedy was assassinated with a Carcano, which doesn't come in a semi-automatic variety. What's more, there was more than one shot fired that day in Dallas, which means you can't even make the case that the Butler shooter would have been relegated to just firing a single round.

But beyond that, there are significant problems with Biden's latest push for gun control, one of which is that this is just the latest.

This isn't some policy driven by Biden being shaken that someone targeted his opponent.

After every high-profile shooting, Biden routinely calls for an assault weapon ban. Most notoriously, he's done so after shootings like the University of Virginia where the killer didn't use an AR-15 at all. He did the same after the rampage shooting in Raliegh, North Carolina.

Because of this, it's kind of impossible to take this call seriously. Is this some concern for his opponent, or is it just an opportunity to try and push for a policy you've wanted all along?

We all know the answer here.

Time and time again, Biden has latched onto every opportunity to call for banning the most popular rifle model in the nation, something that he arguably can't do thanks to that whole "in common use" thing laid down by the Supreme Court; something that anti-gun Justice Sonia Sotomayor claimed applied to the AR-15, even if she didn't mean to.

But perhaps more to the point, the guy who was the actual victim of this shooting? The person who has taken the stage at the Republican National Convention with a bandage on his ear to cover the bullet wound? He hasn't said jack about an assault weapon ban.

If this shooting so rattled the nation apparently didn't rattle the target enough that he's clamoring for a ban on these rifles; so where does Biden get off on making that call on his behalf?

One might be inclined to grant some grace to Biden at this point, figuring that he can make the call while Trump can't get away with it, but that falls flat in the wake of the fact that Trump has never shied away from holding positions some Republicans find distasteful. Why would this be any different? Yes, he has ties with the NRA, but if an attempt on your life is going to change your mind on an issue, are you really going to hold the line for the support of an organization that's a shadow of its former self?

Probably not.

No, Biden is just trying to capitalize on tragedy once again. He's calling for something he routinely calls for as if it's something new. We've seen it to such a degree that the calls are barely even news anymore. The fact that he's doing it in the wake of Butler isn't out of some concern for his opponent. It's just political opportunism.

On every level, though, there is one thing different about this particular time. This time is far more disgusting.