ordering the department of justice to make it illegal for a business to manufacture them. these guns are weapons of choice for many criminals. we are going to do everything they can to deprive them of that choice. when we find them, put them in jail for a long, long time. if you commit a crime with a ghost gun, expect federal prosecution. this is an important step. it s going to sound bizarre. i support the second amendment. you have a right. for the very beginning the second amendment didn t say you can own any gun you want with biggest gun you want. you can own a canon. certain people from the very beginning weren t allowed to purchase guns. it s nothing new. it s just rational. ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. what the hell do you need 20 bullets for? you must be a hell of a terrible shot. it has nothing to do with recreation. dana: speaking of bizarre,
you knew these students were going to be speaking out in florida. there s going to be this town hall tonight that the president didn t want to participate in. so he wanted to be sympathetic, he wanted to project empathy and action and he did it in this controlled environment. that s the cynical analysis of it. i do want to give him credit, though. he sat in a room and he listened respectfully and showed empathy for people who have gone through terrible tragedies. and that is important. listening and empathy haven t been his strong suit. and the fact that he was in that room today was important and it tells you just how significant this moment is. now i think he is in a position where he s going to have to actually do something about it. you can t sit in a room and listen to that gentleman and listen to the others who were in that room and do nothing. and i don t think arming teachers, which is really sort of the nra position on this is
wolf, i find that counterargument persuasive. i think most people do, actually. the idea that you can be 18 and buy an ar-15, i mean putting aside the question of whether anybody should be able to buy an ar-15, remember, for ten years in this country from 1994 to 2004, assault weapons were illegal in this country. you know what, the country didn t fall apart. the second amendment didn t disappear. but once the republicans were in charge, they revoked the brady bill and now everybody can get an assault weapon and we see the wonderful paradise we live in. what jeffrey points out is the misleading nature of that rt statement that you read from the nra. they talk about rifles and shotguns. they didn t specify ar-15s. they have a strong argument when it comes to handguns or shotguns for home defense or traditional hunting rifles for hunting. but why does anyone, let alone an 18-year-old or 20-year-old need an ar-15 for regular
will you be supporting that on saturday on gun appreciation day? absolutely. it s part of the second amendment. and here s it s not part of the second amendment. the second amendment gave you the right to bear arms. there were no magazines shooting a hundred rounds. well, the second amendment in is clear. they wroet that the second amendment is for three purr poszs. to defend one s self and property. to defend the country and to defend against the potential government that would turn on its people. yeah, but you could say that i should have the right to have a nuclear weapon. if you want to just leave it open there. the second amendment didn t address the specifics of what we re dealing with today. but let me ask you something let me address that real quick. here s how i feel about that argument. quite frankly, the last few times i ve been on msnbc, i ve been flooded with that. i believe that the i shall shoe of, you know, rocket launchers,