Posted on 09/19/2019 1:06:56 PM PDT by mplc51
Booker, who is running for president, made the argument on CNN’s OutFront, insisting that taking people’s guns does not infringe upon our Second Amendment rights.
“I think that we’ve allowed this debate to be framed by the fear-mongering of people on the far right, who try to whip up this fear that our Second Amendment rights are going to be taken away from us. And that is just simply not the case,” he said
In response, the network played a clip of Beto O’Rourke saying “hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.”
“I know you support a mandatory buyback on assault weapons, but there are Democrats even who are saying what O’Rourke said and how he said it is a problem,” Burnett said. “Senator Chris Coons among them saying that clip will be played for years at Second Amendment rallies. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, asked if it would play into hands of Republicans, gave a simple answer: Yes. What do you think?”
The presidential hopeful likened “assault rifles” to machine guns in response, saying that society has got “weapons of war” off the streets in the past.
“Look, we as a society have gotten weapons of war off of our streets in the past. In the 1980s it was machine guns. We collectively agreed these guns do not belong on our streets, and we got rid of them,” he said. “We can do that with these assault rifles that are the tool of choice for mass murderers, and most Americans agree with that.”
“I’m not going to play into the hands of the far-right fear-mongering that’s going on. Commonsense, sensible gun reform is something the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on, and I want to keep the conversation focused on that,” he said.
Uh Oh! Someone just got his pecker stomped and is back-peddling...
Waiting, patiently, right here for you, Cory.
I didn’t buy any guns from the government so the government can’t buy any back from me.
Commonsense, sensible gun reform is something the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on …
“I didn’t buy any guns from the government so the government can’t buy any back from me.”
Maybe you should buy some great guns from the government!
Not when the other side isnt condemning and kicking out their own candidates that say they will take them back by force.
Go pound it socialists.
BS words — common sense, comprehensive.
No thanks! I have no paper on any firearm and it will stay that way.
Huh? 'We're not going to take away your Second Amendment rights, just some of your guns...' ????
That's what they really mean.
Just because he calls it “common sense” doesn’t make it so.
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He means: Common Scents.
Well known to Skunks, Rats, Sewer Dwellers, . . .
Those who know the unique odor of their own ‘back hole.’
UH....wasn’t Cory at the last Democrat debate where Senor Francis used a curse word to drive home the fact that HE WOULD TAKE WEAPONS?!?
It is NOT “fear-mongering” if your side is actually saying they are going to force confiscation and buybacks!!
HELLO!!??!!
“Look, we as a society have gotten weapons of war off of our streets in the past. In the 1980s it was machine guns.”
No such thing as a slippery slope, no sirree Bob. No such thing.
Yes, because there were sooooooo many machine guns on the streets in the 80s.
“The presidential hopeful likened “assault rifles” to machine guns in response, saying that society has got “weapons of war” off the streets in the past.”
There are no assault rifles on the street with the exception of the machine guns gangs use in drive-byes.
M-1 Garands are highly susceptible to getting lost when you go boating.
Just saying.
Hey kory...machine guns can STILL be bought by private citizens.
Farticus needs to talk to that tall Hispanic Leprechaun so they can get their stories straight.
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