Ted Deutch: We Need to Ban Semi-Automatic Assault Style Rifles

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DEUTCH: "They are exactly right to look at that and say that this isn’t enough. Let me be clear about that, Chris. I’m not saying, nor should anyone believe people here in Washington who tell you that this is some great victory, that this is the response to what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in my community. It isn't. These are modest steps and they were done without the NRA trying to stick in terrible provisions like they normally do. But you’re right. Over 90 percent of the country supports universal background checks. There is no reason that we shouldn’t do that. There's no reason we shouldn’t ban bump stocks. And then ultimately, when you look at the weapons that are used in these mass shootings, they are semi-automatic assault style rifles. We need to ban those. We need to get those weapons out of our communities. So no, this isn't the response. This isn’t the end. This is just the beginning."