Kasich: No, I Don’t Regret the Signing of the Assault Weapons Ban

Wallace Let me pick ░░░░░░░░ on another issue that ░░░░░░░░ conservatives have with you ░░░░░░░░ in 1994 you voted ░░░░░░░░ the assault weapons ban ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton was proposing ░░░░░░░░ earned you an F ░░░░░░░░ NRA and they were ░░░░░░░░ upset that when you ░░░░░░░░ ran for governor in ░░░░░░░░ they actually endorsed your ░░░░░░░░ opponent against you Now ░░░░░░░░ NRA rating now is ░░░░░░░░ A but what would ░░░░░░░░ say KASICH That s ░░░░░░░░ improvement Wallace Yes the ░░░░░░░░ kid Yes what would ░░░░░░░░ say particularly in a ░░░░░░░░ like New Hampshire where ░░░░░░░░ is a big deal ░░░░░░░░ gun rights advocates who ░░░░░░░░ going to say look ░░░░░░░░ m not sure I ░░░░░░░░ a guy who at ░░░░░░░░ time had an F ░░░░░░░░ the NRA KASICH Well ░░░░░░░░ was an assault weapon ░░░░░░░░ What I learned from ░░░░░░░░ experience is you write ░░░░░░░░ law and it doesn ░░░░░░░░ have any meaning I ░░░░░░░░ a Second Amendment advocate ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ should the government should ░░░░░░░░ taking guns from people ░░░░░░░░ think people have a ░░░░░░░░ to be armed And ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ done in Ohio and ░░░░░░░░ think they ve been ░░░░░░░░ pleased with what I ░░░░░░░░ been able to do ░░░░░░░░ it s not about ░░░░░░░░ them It s keeping ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment and it ░░░░░░░░ allowing legitimate gun owners ░░░░░░░░ be able to do ░░░░░░░░ they want which is ░░░░░░░░ their constitutional rights So ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ about that Wallace Do ░░░░░░░░ regret your vote for ░░░░░░░░ assault weapons ban in ░░░░░░░░ KASICH No you know ░░░░░░░░ back and regretting it ░░░░░░░░ just when I look ░░░░░░░░ it now it was ░░░░░░░░ We were adding a ░░░░░░░░ that had no impact ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s ever smart to ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Finally in your ░░░░░░░░ a couple weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ your alma mater Ohio ░░░░░░░░ University you said that ░░░░░░░░ are running big picture ░░░░░░░░ restore the American Dream ░░░░░░░░ KASICH Yes Wallace how ░░░░░░░░ can a president do ░░░░░░░░ Well I think a ░░░░░░░░ can do a couple ░░░░░░░░ just like I have ░░░░░░░░ governor And that is ░░░░░░░░ create economic growth first ░░░░░░░░ foremost by getting government ░░░░░░░░ work in terms of ░░░░░░░░ job creators and job ░░░░░░░░ But secondly I think ░░░░░░░░ s also a communication ░░░░░░░░ in policy and the ░░░░░░░░ in which you conduct ░░░░░░░░ that everyone no matter ░░░░░░░░ you are if you ░░░░░░░░ poor you re in ░░░░░░░░ minority community if you ░░░░░░░░ been disabled if you ░░░░░░░░ had real problems that ░░░░░░░░ also have a right ░░░░░░░░ share in the American ░░░░░░░░ If you re working ░░░░░░░░ you re poor you ░░░░░░░░ your job I saw ░░░░░░░░ guy in New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ years old engineer lost ░░░░░░░░ job he s working ░░░░░░░░ a sandwich shop We ░░░░░░░░ to give people like ░░░░░░░░ hope Chris because I ░░░░░░░░ our country has become ░░░░░░░░ some have become depressed ░░░░░░░░ you know what We ░░░░░░░░ been through tougher times ░░░░░░░░ And we will fix ░░░░░░░░ The president can lead ░░░░░░░░ fundamentally America works from ░░░░░░░░ bottom up from the ░░░░░░░░ to the top not ░░░░░░░░ the top down My ░░░░░░░░ was a mailman And ░░░░░░░░ ve always believed that ░░░░░░░░ Governor Kasich thank you ░░░░░░░░ for talking with us ░░░░░░░░ we ll see you ░░░░░░░░ on some stage Thursday ░░░░░░░░ Cleveland.