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gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
Sun May 29, 2022, 04:41 PM May 2022

Kinzinger says he is 'open to' assault weapons ban after Uvalde shooting

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Sunday that he is “open to” an assault weapons ban after a gunman killed 21 people in Uvalde, Texas, with an AR-15-style rifle.

“I have opposed a ban fairly recently. I think I’m open to a ban now,” Kinzinger told co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“It’s going to depend on what it looks like because there’s a lot of nuances on what constitutes certain things, but I’m getting to the point where I have to wonder,” he added.

Kinzinger also proposed potentially continuing to allow assault weapon purchases while requiring extra training or licenses.

(snip)

“The problem is for those that support the Second Amendment like me, we have to be coming to the table with ways to mitigate 18-year-olds buying these guns and walking into schools,” Kinzinger said. “My side is not doing that. My side is not coming forward with reasonable ways to defend an amendment that we think is very important.”

https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3505333-kinzinger-says-he-is-open-to-assault-weapons-ban-after-uvalde-shooting/

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Walleye

(30,729 posts)
1. Rep Dan Patrick had a shameful performance this morning with Dana Bash
Sun May 29, 2022, 04:47 PM
May 2022

His message was basically, we can’t do anything so just let the kids die

mucifer

(23,374 posts)
3. Only because he isn't running again. Other than the 1/6 stuff he ALWAYS votes with repubs
Sun May 29, 2022, 04:56 PM
May 2022

He's not a decent person.

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
4. He may not be but he could still vote on legislation until someone is elected
Sun May 29, 2022, 04:59 PM
May 2022

to fill his seat. I honestly don't care what his motivation is.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,064 posts)
6. While he is what constitutes a "good" repug nowadays, I MUST ask...
Sun May 29, 2022, 05:08 PM
May 2022

Why now Adam? Why are these kids any more special that all the other children who were murdered by an assault weapon? I would really like to know your answer.

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
7. NRA-endorsed Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) broke with the GOP last week and said he now would support
Sun May 29, 2022, 05:57 PM
May 2022

an assault weapons ban, magazine capacity limits, raising the age to be able to purchase guns from 18 to 21, and other gun restrictions. The recent shootings in Buffalo and in Uvalde forced him to reevaluate his position on guns, Jacobs told the Buffalo News.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/29/uvalde-gun-legislation/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main

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