Fla. GOP Rep. Jay Fant: ‘Semiautomatic Rifles Are Included in the Family of Firearms... Americans Hold Dear as 2nd Amendment Right’

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FANT: "Andrea, remember my first obligation as an elected official is to defend the Constitution and make sure we don’t trample on the constitutional rights when emotions are high, and as that last video showed, emotions are high. Families are still in Tallahassee grieving and talking to us about their losses. But ultimately, semiautomatic rifles are included in the family of firearms that Americans hold dear as Second Amendment right. And it's my obligation to make sure that right is preserved as well as move to solutions that will actually defend the children at the schools, of which the House and Senate bills have good measures on."