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sheshe2

(98,030 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:39 PM Thursday

Would you support a ban on assault weapons? Answer: No.



From the transcript:

0:00 Let's do a quick rapid fire to see where you stand on some real issues.

0:2626 Would you support a ban on assault weapons? No.

0:3737 All right. So, those answers, I think a lot of people will be nodding along,

0:4040 apart from probably the assault weapons ban question, which I think, as you know, a lot of progressives will disagree with you on say it's a major issue that helps prevent mass shootings.

0:4848 What would you say to them?

0:5050 I think in a country that's already a wash in guns, we have 20 to 30 million AR-15s in America. We don't actually know how many. Restricting access to

0:5959 people with a violent history or people who are going to commit a violent act.

1:031 That is where we're going to see the most effect. And I support universal background checks and I support red flag laws like the one that Maine passed by

1:111 ballot measure overwhelmingly last November. I think that those combined with expanding mental health services

1:181across the board as part of a much more substantial health care system and using the power of the federal government to elevate people out of poverty. I think

1:271 holistically when we think about gun violence, that's where we're going to get the most reduction.

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Just my opinion, no one and I mean no one should be licensed to carry an assault rifle. No one!



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Would you support a ban on assault weapons? Answer: No. (Original Post) sheshe2 Thursday OP
But his other answers were pretty good. mr715 Thursday #1
Absolutely agree! Is it just my imagination, or does he talk a lot niyad Thursday #2
I plead the 5th. sheshe2 Thursday #3
Understood! niyad Thursday #4
NO Skittles Friday #7
YUK... Oh that's real "progressive" Cha Friday #5
Post removed Post removed Friday #6
I'm with Platner CarlitosMMT Friday #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Friday #9
I'm not. There's no reason to have military weapons Cha Friday #10
Why go negative? It's usually because you're Emile Friday #11

niyad

(133,350 posts)
2. Absolutely agree! Is it just my imagination, or does he talk a lot
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:48 PM
Thursday

without saying anything specific?

Cha

(319,825 posts)
5. YUK... Oh that's real "progressive"
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 01:52 AM
Friday

and it tracks.

I don't know why some politicians are against banning fucking Assault weapons of mass murderers of Children and all human beings! !

Response to sheshe2 (Original post)

CarlitosMMT

(55 posts)
8. I'm with Platner
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 03:05 AM
Friday

I think we should have licensing thru public comprehensive firearms instruction that goes way beyond just safe handling and target practice, and into educating on use of force laws, de-escalation, and the brain science on violence.

Response to CarlitosMMT (Reply #8)

Cha

(319,825 posts)
10. I'm not. There's no reason to have military weapons
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 02:40 PM
Friday

available, on the streets, for mass murderers.

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