Swalwell, Tucker Carlson Duke It out over Gun Laws: ‘This Is About Kids Who Are Dying!’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker We ░░░░░░░░ continuing our extended conversation ░░░░░░░░ congressman Eric Swalwell Democrat ░░░░░░░░ California You ve talked ░░░░░░░░ lot about Russia but ░░░░░░░░ also become known for ░░░░░░░░ position on guns and ░░░░░░░░ are one of the ░░░░░░░░ few Democrats I think ░░░░░░░░ has been honest about ░░░░░░░░ You say that the ░░░░░░░░ S Government ought to ░░░░░░░░ a certain species of ░░░░░░░░ you wrote a piece ░░░░░░░░ this This is not ░░░░░░░░ secret of view you ░░░░░░░░ If you say this ░░░░░░░░ should ban possession of ░░░░░░░░ style semiautomatic assault weapons ░░░░░░░░ should buy back such ░░░░░░░░ from all who choose ░░░░░░░░ abide by the law ░░░░░░░░ we should criminally prosecute ░░░░░░░░ who choose to defy ░░░░░░░░ by keeping their weapons ░░░░░░░░ we should confiscate This ░░░░░░░░ class of firearms What ░░░░░░░░ you think would happen ░░░░░░░░ the federal government tried ░░░░░░░░ do that Did you ░░░░░░░░ the op ed Tucker ░░░░░░░░ just quoted it extensively ░░░░░░░░ m not calling for ░░░░░░░░ grid we should invest ░░░░░░░░ a buyback Restrict any ░░░░░░░░ that aren t brought ░░░░░░░░ to her gun clubs ░░░░░░░░ clubs shooting ranges Keep ░░░░░░░░ there where it s ░░░░░░░░ not on our streets ░░░░░░░░ if you are caught ░░░░░░░░ like if you were ░░░░░░░░ with drugs or anything ░░░░░░░░ they have probable cause ░░░░░░░░ go into your home ░░░░░░░░ you had one of ░░░░░░░░ weapons I m never ░░░░░░░░ sending troops out Tucker ░░░░░░░░ from California Can you ░░░░░░░░ this back on the ░░░░░░░░ please I m going ░░░░░░░░ quote once again And ░░░░░░░░ should buy back those ░░░░░░░░ and I m quoting ░░░░░░░░ prosecute any who refuse ░░░░░░░░ choose to defy it ░░░░░░░░ keeping their weapons If ░░░░░░░░ re going to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ who don t give ░░░░░░░░ their weapons If they ░░░░░░░░ caught with them during ░░░░░░░░ m not sending troops ░░░░░░░░ to door Tucker What ░░░░░░░░ think would happen The ░░░░░░░░ majority of those people ░░░░░░░░ law abiding have committed ░░░░░░░░ crime no plans to ░░░░░░░░ a crime He would ░░░░░░░░ turn them into families ░░░░░░░░ you think you would ░░░░░░░░ a Civil War are ░░░░░░░░ worried about that What ░░░░░░░░ you think will happen ░░░░░░░░ we do nothing Would ░░░░░░░░ you markets will be ░░░░░░░░ More churches will lose ░░░░░░░░ Tucker I m critiquing ░░░░░░░░ very specific suggestion and ░░░░░░░░ are a lawmaker so ░░░░░░░░ is meaningful what you ░░░░░░░░ I trust the American ░░░░░░░░ are law abiding that ░░░░░░░░ weapons could be bought ░░░░░░░░ or keep them at ░░░░░░░░ gun club You don ░░░░░░░░ have to give it ░░░░░░░░ but keep them at ░░░░░░░░ gun club Tucker You ░░░░░░░░ done nothing wrong you ░░░░░░░░ t heard anybody and ░░░░░░░░ just made them into ░░░░░░░░ There s no troop ░░░░░░░░ up here Tucker You ░░░░░░░░ made them into felons ░░░░░░░░ just said that in ░░░░░░░░ piece I m not ░░░░░░░░ this up you wrote ░░░░░░░░ If I m a ░░░░░░░░ owner and I have ░░░░░░░░ of the weapons you ░░░░░░░░ should be banned and ░░░░░░░░ don t feel like ░░░░░░░░ it to a gun ░░░░░░░░ I feel like keeping ░░░░░░░░ in my bedroom closet ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ giving the American people ░░░░░░░░ of credit that they ░░░░░░░░ be law abiding Tucker ░░░░░░░░ they would obey you ░░░░░░░░ m suggesting we have ░░░░░░░░ conversation in Congress and ░░░░░░░░ a band like this ░░░░░░░░ would have to be ░░░░░░░░ by a majority Tucker ░░░░░░░░ you apply these standards ░░░░░░░░ yourself I don t ░░░░░░░░ ops though Tucker Your ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ Tucker I was there ░░░░░░░░ I don t personally ░░░░░░░░ bodyguards They are police ░░░░░░░░ they are sworn they ░░░░░░░░ trained Tucker They are ░░░░░░░░ to protect you I ░░░░░░░░ two brothers who are ░░░░░░░░ my dad was a ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ to protect me I ░░░░░░░░ them to protect the ░░░░░░░░ getting shot up in ░░░░░░░░ schools Tucker The police ░░░░░░░░ protect you This isn ░░░░░░░░ about capitol police Tucker ░░░░░░░░ is though This is ░░░░░░░░ the kids who are ░░░░░░░░ They are afraid to ░░░░░░░░ to school They hear ░░░░░░░░ book dropped they think ░░░░░░░░ shooter is walking into ░░░░░░░░ classroom Don t they ░░░░░░░░ to be protected Select ░░░░░░░░ them Tucker You have ░░░░░░░░ in your building where ░░░░░░░░ work Don t denigrate ░░░░░░░░ cops Tucker I m ░░░░░░░░ denigrating them You don ░░░░░░░░ actually care more than ░░░░░░░░ do we care the ░░░░░░░░ Do you think ops ░░░░░░░░ have guns Tucker I ░░░░░░░░ your bodyguards have the ░░░░░░░░ guns I have to ░░░░░░░░ my family Don t ░░░░░░░░ them like that Tucker ░░░░░░░░ he comes to protect ░░░░░░░░ wife on a network ░░░░░░░░ go to work Protecting ░░░░░░░░ constituents Tucker They are ░░░░░░░░ you actually Why shouldn ░░░░░░░░ my wife have the ░░░░░░░░ firearm at home that ░░░░░░░░ bodyguards used to protect ░░░░░░░░ That s a ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ It s absolutely ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ Because you are more ░░░░░░░░ than me I m ░░░░░░░░ it since your question ░░░░░░░░ should you go to ░░░░░░░░ your Our cops should ░░░░░░░░ be outgunned Period Our ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be outgunned ░░░░░░░░ Why don t we ░░░░░░░░ limit them to the ░░░░░░░░ guns I can have ░░░░░░░░ home Why can t ░░░░░░░░ have a real conversation ░░░░░░░░ this Tucker This is ░░░░░░░░ real conversation You are ░░░░░░░░ cops bodyguards and that ░░░░░░░░ disrespectful They were all ░░░░░░░░ in town honoring the ░░░░░░░░ and you are calling ░░░░░░░░ bodyguards My dad was ░░░░░░░░ cop he s not ░░░░░░░░ bodyguard He protects people ░░░░░░░░ s ridiculous Tucker To ░░░░░░░░ of Congress have bodyguards ░░░░░░░░ is so disrespectful Tucker ░░░░░░░░ are The government pays ░░░░░░░░ them They protect you ░░░░░░░░ your kids and our ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Can I get ░░░░░░░░ same in my office ░░░░░░░░ the text payers can ░░░░░░░░ for it Can I ░░░░░░░░ a question If I ░░░░░░░░ on the office great ░░░░░░░░ I m not attacking ░░░░░░░░ They are not under ░░░░░░░░ at all I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that you have ░░░░░░░░ protection than I do ░░░░░░░░ you are saying that ░░░░░░░░ family doesn t deserve ░░░░░░░░ have a certain species ░░░░░░░░ weapon You get to ░░░░░░░░ what we can protect ░░░░░░░░ with but you are ░░░░░░░░ going to in any ░░░░░░░░ take the ability to ░░░░░░░░ you away from the ░░░░░░░░ police I m saying ░░░░░░░░ police officer in America ░░░░░░░░ outgunned For their safety ░░░░░░░░ the people they protect ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have assault ░░░░░░░░ The rules don t ░░░░░░░░ to you Let s ░░░░░░░░ the kids work Tucker ░░░░░░░░ agree.