“Enough, enough,” President Biden said repeatedly Thursday night, as he delayed his beach-getaway to deliver a speech condemning the recent horrific violence perpetrated by disturbed and broken people who reach for guns to express their turmoil.

“It’s about protecting children. It’s about protecting families. It’s about protecting whole communities.  It’s about protecting our freedoms to go to school, to a grocery store, and to a church without being shot and killed,” Biden said.

In a rare conciliatory comment, Biden said he didn’t want to “vilify” most gun owners, nor does he want to take away “anyone’s guns.” But a few sentences later, he called for “limitations,” including a ban on “assault” weapons and “high capacity magazines.”