Montana governor supports assault weapon ban

[Eugene]

Source: Politico

Montana governor supports assault weapon ban

By REBECCA MORIN 08/19/2018 12:06 PM EDT

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Sunday said he would support a ban on semiautomatic weapons — the strongest stance the Democratic governor has taken on gun control as he weighs a possible run for the 2020 presidential election.

Bullock told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" that firearm owners and those who want more gun control have the same goal: keeping their families safe.

"If we really step back for a minute, I think most folks that live in Montana and elsewhere that are firearm owners want to keep themselves and their families safe. It's not unlike folks who say that all these school tragedies and everything that's been happening," he said.

"What do they really want? Those same values."

Bullock in May wrote in an op-ed in the Great Falls Tribune that he would support universal background checks. ...

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/19/montana-governor-supports-assault-weapon-ban-788194

[ManiacJoe]

1. Not sure which is worse:

- the lack of information in the linked article, or
- all the factually wrong info that would be included if more space was given for Bullock's words.

[Fred Sanders]

2. A good start. The Parkland Effect and campaign has many changing their minds...as have voters.