In remarks Thursday to a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Georgia, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) expressed a willingness to discuss new gun control measures already rejected by the National Rifle Association in the wake of the Newtown shooting. Among them: a ban on high-capacity magazines and the creation of a universal background check process on firearms purchases.
Gingrey’s remarks — which came in speech to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce in Smyrna, Ga., and were reported by the Marietta Daily Journal — were unexpected. Gingrey is a very conservative member of House majority, and his comments put him at odds with some fellow Republicans.
“There are some problems, and maybe these huge magazines even for someone who says, ‘Look, I just use an AR-15 for target practice,’ but do you really need to be standing there shooting at a silhouette a shot a second or even quicker with that kind of weapon? For what purpose?” Gingrey said. “I would be willing to listen to the possibility of the capacity of a magazine.”
On the background checks, Gingrey expressed an openness to talking about expanding them to cover private sales, including those conducted at gun shows.
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