BOSTON (AP) — Sen. Scott Brown says he now supports a federal assault weapons ban.
Throughout his failed re-election campaign last year Brown said he opposed the ban, saying he believed states are the appropriate venue for weapons bans. At the time, the Republican said he supported Massachusetts’ assault weapons ban.
On Wednesday, Brown said he was changing his stance on the federal ban in light of the shooting deaths of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school last week, which he called beyond comprehension.
In a statement, Brown said he had hoped that other states would have followed Massachusetts’ assault weapons ban.
He said that since other states haven’t, and innocent people are being killed, he now supports a federal ban.
Democratic Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren, who defeated Brown in November, also supports a federal ban.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Sure he supports a ban, so he looks good to the public if he runs for Jerry’s position.
You need the majority to accept a federal ban on these weapons, but when you have the good role in congress owning these weapons themselves you will not get a ban on these weapons.
Bottom line, criminals will get their hands on these weapons no matter what ban is out there.
Stop producing these weapons and then there are less out there to be had.
Well if there banned then criminals wont break the law to get them cause there banned! Oh right criminals don’t care about the law….. silly silly silly.
Figure he’d say that.
Scott Brown is a worthless man. Scott, when will you learn? This is why you lost the election and now, even if Kerry is sec of state you will lose that special election. The left wont vote for you because you’re a republican and the right won’t vote for you because you’re an idiot. Traitor.
Did arm the legals so the illegals can take over
Disarm**
He lost remember….
Just so everyone understands, if this ban passes, it does not BAN any gun. You’re being tricked. This will be the new version everyone will own or convert to. Still shoots the same bullets at the same rate of speed.
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Lost my vote forever….
To the people that sit here and ***** why dont you run for office and lets see how you do
More people are killed each year with hammers than rifles of any kind.
In fact, Obama’s Mexican cartel gun runner project is responsible for more death than nearly most mass shootings!
ok guys bombs are banned and not often do we see them used in america but they are so in supporting more guns do your all support more bombs to make us safer or how bout morte nukes in the world yea lets put them in iran,syria and north kore that would make us all safer right
Stephen probably more like all mass shooting combined.
Keith, ban guns and see if that changes.
Hey guys, another kill for the president! http://m.townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/12/19/fast-and-furious-gun-found-at-murder-scene-was-purchased-by-embattled-atf-supervisor-n1470633
i love it , ban guns . just like they ban weed . republicans are such hypocrites . and weed never killed anyone !!! guns have and the guns don’t kill people people kill people is a joke , 23 kids in china are alive today because a guy could get his hands on a gun !!!!
If you think banning 30 round magazines will have any effect on crime or death, watch how quickly a magazine can be changed…
Tell your representatives you want meaningful change, not smoke and mirrors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZqzPWm7VQ