Rep. Mondaire Jones: Says ‘Semi-Automatic Weapons’ Are Assault Weapons and Should Be Banned
‘Handguns, for example, would not qualify under what I just described’
Jun 3, 2022 1:00 PM
By Grabien Staff
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VAUGHN: "You mentioned you want weapons of war out of circulation. What is a weapon of war to you?" JONES: "Assault weapons. Assault weapons." VAUGHN: "So, is that like semiautomatic handguns and rifles?" JONES: "Semiautomatic weapons would qualify as assault weapons, and these are things that should be banned." VAUGHN: "That would take almost every gun out of people's hands. I mean — " JONES: "That's not true. I mean, handguns, for example, would not qualify under what I just described. I got — I'm sorry. I got to go."