Booker: Republicans Talking About Dems ‘Confiscating’ Weapons Is ‘Fear-Mongering’

BERMAN I do want ░░░░░░░░ ask a serious question ░░░░░░░░ was another moment at ░░░░░░░░ debate when senator former ░░░░░░░░ Beto O Rourke said ░░░░░░░░ you know he is ░░░░░░░░ mandatory buybacks and he ░░░░░░░░ want to take people ░░░░░░░░ assault weapons AR 15s ░░░░░░░░ 47s away What s ░░░░░░░░ view on mandatory gun ░░░░░░░░ or confiscation And is ░░░░░░░░ a difference BOOKER Well ░░░░░░░░ I hate when Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the language that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ to use to scare ░░░░░░░░ away as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ sort of pragmatism and ░░░░░░░░ of this In the ░░░░░░░░ we said machine guns ░░░░░░░░ t belong on our ░░░░░░░░ and we banned them ░░░░░░░░ we don t see ░░░░░░░░ in mass shootings we ░░░░░░░░ t see them in ░░░░░░░░ like mine doing kind ░░░░░░░░ damage We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ this world countries that ░░░░░░░░ Enough of these assault ░░░░░░░░ They dealt with the ░░░░░░░░ and got them off ░░░░░░░░ their streets These weapons ░░░░░░░░ not be in this ░░░░░░░░ They should not be ░░░░░░░░ to be accessed by ░░░░░░░░ who are trying to ░░░░░░░░ such evil things We ░░░░░░░░ find practical ways to ░░░░░░░░ the nightmare of these ░░░░░░░░ that belong in military ░░░░░░░░ and not in neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ communities We can get ░░░░░░░░ done BERMAN How do ░░░░░░░░ get them away BOOKER ░░░░░░░░ same way we got ░░░░░░░░ guns done This is ░░░░░░░░ thing We are capable ░░░░░░░░ doing it Other countries ░░░░░░░░ been and we ve ░░░░░░░░ it in the past ░░░░░░░░ have to set up ░░░░░░░░ system Yeah it s ░░░░░░░░ You have to set ░░░░░░░░ a system to pull ░░░░░░░░ off But this idea ░░░░░░░░ imagery that the fearmongers ░░░░░░░░ demagogues try to say ░░░░░░░░ somehow armed police officers ░░░░░░░░ up and confiscating weapons ░░░░░░░░ s the fearmongering and ░░░░░░░░ trying to obscure and ░░░░░░░░ people forget what we ░░░░░░░░ done before as a ░░░░░░░░ with machine guns what ░░░░░░░░ nations have done with ░░░░░░░░ rifles This does not ░░░░░░░░ to be what the ░░░░░░░░ and the fearmongering showing ░░░░░░░░ We have evidence based ░░░░░░░░ of how to get ░░░░░░░░ done in a peaceful ░░░░░░░░ where America as a ░░░░░░░░ and by the way ░░░░░░░░ majority of Americans believe ░░░░░░░░ weapons do not belong ░░░░░░░░ our streets or neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ is not something beyond ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ let the fear mongers ░░░░░░░░ the demagogues win the ░░░░░░░░ on this We have ░░░░░░░░ crisis in this country ░░░░░░░░ must end and we ░░░░░░░░ do the common sense ░░░░░░░░ to get it done ░░░░░░░░ Senator Cory Booker thank ░░░░░░░░ very much for being ░░░░░░░░ us We ll talk ░░░░░░░░ you again soon.”