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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 Im open to a ban now, Kinzinger told co-anchor Dana Bash on CNNs State of the Union.
Its going to depend on what it looks like because theres a lot of nuances on what constitutes certain things, but Im 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.
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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/
Walleye
(30,729 posts)His message was basically, we cant do anything so just let the kids die
dchill
(38,324 posts)mucifer
(23,374 posts)He's not a decent person.
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)to fill his seat. I honestly don't care what his motivation is.
mucifer
(23,374 posts)People who might think hes a decent human being.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,064 posts)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)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