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Miles Archer

(21,523 posts) Tue Aug 6, 2019, 10:55 AM Aug 2019

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA): Assault weapons are extremely popular, so I'm not going to support a ban [View all]

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) said on Tuesday that he would not support a ban on assault-style rifles because they are “very popular.”

Toomey made the remarks after Fox News host Sandra Smith asked him if Republicans would do anything to prevent mass shooters from getting magazines that hold up to 100 rounds of ammunition.

“My focus is on keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not have guns, people who have no legal right to a firearm,” Toomey insisted. “Guns that are described as assault weapons are almost invariably no more powerful than regular hunting rifles.”

“They are no more lethal,” he continued. “They are extremely popular, so to ban an extremely popular firearm, I’m not going to support that, that would be an infringement on the rights of law-abiding citizens.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/gop-sen-pat-toomey-opposes-ban-on-assault-rifles-because-they-are-extremely-popular/

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Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA): Assault weapons are extremely popular, so I'm not going to support a ban [View all] Miles Archer Aug 2019 OP

Yes. Turbineguy Aug 2019 #1

So are ganja, cocaine, heroine and opioids malaise Aug 2019 #2

I would take Ganja out of that mix.... Pachamama Aug 2019 #7

My point is that it is banned malaise Aug 2019 #13

I knew what you meant.... Pachamama Aug 2019 #14

Back at yah malaise Aug 2019 #15

Ditto! NT SWBTATTReg Aug 2019 #8

Hope he enjoys losing reelection in 2022 bearsfootball516 Aug 2019 #3

You will NEVER convince me............. MyOwnPeace Aug 2019 #10

Polls aren't perfectly accurate bearsfootball516 Aug 2019 #26

What a profile in cowardice. C_U_L8R Aug 2019 #4

He sleeps MyOwnPeace Aug 2019 #12

As long as Americans are getting mowed down by the popular gun brands, I'm all for it. Johonny Aug 2019 #5

I'm sure dumping raw sewage on Republican Senators would be popular in some circles, too DFW Aug 2019 #6

Tumor is a blight on Pennsylvania. cornball 24 Aug 2019 #9

He is a blight on the whole country. PA Democrat Aug 2019 #23

So are STD's at140 Aug 2019 #11

This is a moderate stance we can work with to get meaningful gun control through aikoaiko Aug 2019 #16

Oh, come on. The laws can be written to ban semi-auto rifles with detachable magazines and Hoyt Aug 2019 #19

California tried to go down this route, but detachable was trickier to define than expected. aikoaiko Aug 2019 #22

It's only a problem because gunners push the envelope trying to get the deadliest rifles they can. Hoyt Aug 2019 #24

Which means it's a problem fescuerescue Aug 2019 #35

What do you think about magazine size limits for semiautomatics? MarvinGardens Aug 2019 #44

I would start be limiting rifles to 30 rounds and pistols to 20. aikoaiko Aug 2019 #45

Thank you. MarvinGardens Aug 2019 #46

The guy brags about NOT taking NRA $, but.... packman Aug 2019 #17

Just got off the phone with Toomey's office PA Democrat Aug 2019 #18

Well I see the Heritage Foundation Butterflylady Aug 2019 #20

I just called mainstreetonce Aug 2019 #28

MAY YOUR VOTERS KICK YOU OUT ON YOUR STUPID ASS, SIR spanone Aug 2019 #21

That is the plan! PA Democrat Aug 2019 #25

"...assault weapons are almost invariably no more powerful than regular hunting rifles." Frustratedlady Aug 2019 #27

He was half right hack89 Aug 2019 #36

I thought assault bullets exploded on impact and spun around... Frustratedlady Aug 2019 #38

Military bullets are covered by the Geneva Convention hack89 Aug 2019 #42

Thanks to everyone for their input. Never too old to learn. n/t Frustratedlady Aug 2019 #43

From what I understand, the AR-15 type beloved by mass shooters haele Aug 2019 #39

It depends sarisataka Aug 2019 #40

Can we Clarity2 Aug 2019 #29

Junk food is very popular mainstreetonce Aug 2019 #31

Says the stupid prick who stole a Senate seat FakeNoose Aug 2019 #30

[said in all caps] I SUPPORT A BAN ON HIM. get him out of the senate now !!! trueblue2007 Aug 2019 #32

Screw right from wrong...popularity rules!!! GOP values Freethinker65 Aug 2019 #33

In other words, ASSHOLE, grumpyduck Aug 2019 #34

Another Repug that needs to be gone dustyscamp Aug 2019 #37

Think of the poor mass shooters!! MFM008 Aug 2019 #41

"And I'm just beginning to notice how popular sexual assault is, too!" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #47

So, are you going to remove the national ban on marijuana, too? GoCubsGo Aug 2019 #48

"very popular." Takket Aug 2019 #49