MR. RUSSERT: Youre for it?
GOV. ROMNEY: I assignedand Ilet me, let me describe it.
MR. RUSSERT: But youre still for it.
GOV. ROMNEY: Lets describe what it is. I signedI would have supported the original assault weapon ban. I signed an assault weapon ban in Massachusetts governor because it provided for a relaxation of licensing requirements for gun owners in Massachusetts, which was a big plus. And so both the pro-gun and the anti-gun lobby came together with a bill, and I signed that. And if there is determined to be, from time to time, a weapon of such lethality that it poses a grave risk to our law enforcement personnel, thats something I would consider signing. Theres nothing of that nature thats being proposed today in Washington. But, but I would, I would look at weapons that pose extraordinary lethality
MR. RUSSERT: So the assault ban that expired here because Congress didnt act on it, you would support? GOV. ROMNEY: Just as the president said, he would have, he would have signed that bill if it came to his desk, and so would have I. And, and, and yet I also was pleased to have the support of the NRA when I ran for governor. I sought it, I seek it now. Id love to have their support. I believe in the right of Americans to bear arms
THanks, but I also got the entire section posted.