by AWR Hawkins, Breitbart:
During a discussion on MSNBC centered on gun controls that might be pushed post-Minneapolis shooting, The Trace reporter Mike Spies suggested bans that would include handguns.
The Trace is an online pro-gun control outlet.
Spies was in a round table with MSNBC’s Katy Tur, who said, “The majority of Americans don’t own guns and the majority of Americans want stricter gun laws.”
Tur did not offer any substantiation for her claims, nor did she mention that the number of firearms in civilian possession topped 490 million as of 2022.
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Nevertheless, Spies concurred with Tur’s claims, then said, in part, “I do think there’s a lack of knowledge among lawmakers, and I think, like, the same playbook has been in force since background checks were first introduced in the 90s and the ‘assault weapons’ ban. We always go back to those things.”
Mike Spies on MSNBC: “Whether or not you like it, the only thing that really works, if you really wanted to bring down gun violence, was to do what Australia did and to do what many other countries in Europe do. I realize I will get so much hate mail over this. People will tell… pic.twitter.com/gGKZ4xoJ51
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Spies talked about red flag laws for a bit, noting aspects of the laws he does not like, and then he said, “You have to be honest, and say what will actually work, which is what nobody wants to hear, which is that there are just simply way too many firearms, and they are way too accessible.”
