REPUBLICANS.
I AM A REAGAN REPUBL AND
PROUD OF IT.
I DON'T THINK OTHERS CAN SAY
THAT ON THIS STAGE CERTAINLY A CONTROVERSIAL
TOPIC AREA AND AND ASSAULT
WEAPONS BAN WAS LAW IN THE
UNITED STATES FROM 1994-2004.
TWO YEARS AGO, YOU SAID YOU
WOULD SUPPORT BRINGING THAT
BACK.
WHY?
ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT, I
HAVE BEEN A GUN OWNER
AND SIGNED
ON THE DOTTED LINE AT 19 YEARS
OLD TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY.
I SERVED IN THE MILITARY AS A
KERNEL FOR 35 YEARS.
HAD EXTENSIVE TRAINING ON
FIREARMS.
I AM NOT GOING DOWN THERE TO
PROPOSE ANY LEGISLATION.
I HAVE SAID THIS AT SIX TOWN
HALLS WE HAVE HAD.
WE HAVE HAD THEM AND SENATOR
SHAHEEN HAS NOT.
IF THERE IS LEGISLATION COMING
FORWARD, MY DOOR WOULD BE OPEN.I WOULD LOOK FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE
INTEREST IN THAT ISSUE IN
PARTICULAR.
I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN IT AS
WELL.
THAT IS WHAT I PLAN TO DO.
SENATOR SHAHEEN DOES NOT HAVE
THAT SAME FEELING.
HER DOOR HAS NOT BEEN OPEN.
YOU DID
SUPPORT BRINGING THE
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN BACK TWO
YEARS AGO, CORRECT?
IN MASSACHUSETTS, WE TOOK A
BOAT THAT IN FACT ALLOWED FOR AN
EXTENSION OF THE ASSAULT WEAPONS
BAN THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE.
HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE.
IT WAS DONE WITH EVERYBODY AT
THE TABLE.
WE HAD PRO AND ANTI-GUN
ADVOCATES AT THE SIGNING
CEREMONY.IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING
TO?
TO CLARIFY, IF A VOTE
-- IF
SOMETHING WAS PROPOSED, YOU
WOULD CONSIDER VOTING FOR IT?
IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS
PROPOSED, I LOOK FORWARD TO
COMING BACK AND HOLDING TOWN
MEETINGS AND GETTING SECOND
AMENDMENT ADVOCATES, WHO KNOW
MORE THAN I DO ON SOME OF THE
NUANCES OF THOSE ISSUES, TO HAVE
THEM BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
MY DOOR WILL CONTINUE TO ALWAYS
BE OPEN.
THERE HE GOES AGAIN.
THE ANSWER -- YOU DID NOT GET
THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.
HE GOES ON AND ON.
HE HAS GOT TERRIBLE RATINGS WITH
ALL THE GUN ORGANIZATIONS.
HE IS NOT PRO-GUN.
HE IS JUST NOT PRO-GUN.
IT IS FRUSTRATING.
ANSWER THE QUESTION.
I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT A BAN.
I DO NOT SUPPORT PEOPLE
WHO GO
TO JAIL IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH A
HANDGUN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
S THAT.
YOU GET ALL OF THIS
GOBBLEDYGOOK.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO NOT NEED IN
POLITICS TODAY.
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE TELL ME OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
WE ARE SICK OF ALL OF THIS.
TAKE A STAND.
I TOOK A STAND ON ABORTION AND
HE PRAISED ME FOR IT.
HE IS AGAINST GUNS?
HE IS AGAINST GUNS.
GOOD FOR HIM.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG HAS ENDORSED
HIM, HELP HIM, OVER THE VERY
ISSUE HE IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN
AWAY.
IT IS NONSENSE.
FIRST OF ALL, I AM A GUN
OWNER.
IF I MAY FINISH.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG, RIGHT NOW, IS
RUNNING ADS AGAINST ME, SAYING
HE IS NOT SUPPORTING ME.
IF AN ISSUE COMES OUT LIKE THAT,
I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
THE ABILITY, FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE
DEEPLY OUT OF THIS ISSUE TO BE
PART OF THE PROCESS.
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE NOT.
I AM NOT GOING DOWN THERE TO
PROPOSE NEW LEGISLATION.
THAT IS MY POSITION, AND I MADE
IT CLEAR.
THAT IS NOT A POSITION.
YOU CANNOT SLITHER AROUND THE
SECOND AMENDMENT.
IT IS NOT TO BE COMPROMISED
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
I HAVE AN A RATING FROM MY
VOTING RECORD IN THE STATE
SE FROM THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND RA.
-- AND RA.
I HAVE PROPOSED MEANS WE CAN USE
TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
THAT IS WHAT THE ISSUE IS ALL
ABOUT.
WE CAN DO THAT WITHOUT
COMPROMISING PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO
OWN AND USE FIREARMS.
IT IS ON MY WEBSITE, SIX WAYS WE
CAN REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
NONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IS TO
FIX OUR MENTAL HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM.
ANOTHER IS TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS,
MOVIE THEATERS, SHOPPING MALLS
TO BRING TRAINED, CERTIFIED
PEOPLE INTO THOSE LOCATIONS, TO
DEFEND IN CASE CRAZY PEOPLE COME
IN THERE, TO DEFEND INNOCENT
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE SHOWN THAT I
WE CAN ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE IN
SCHOOLS TO REPORT.
WE KNOW TO OUT OF THREE CASES OF
SCHOOL VIOLENCE, THE PEERS OF