Rep. Mondaire Jones: Says ‘Semi-Automatic Weapons’ Are Assault Weapons and Should Be Banned

‘Handguns, for example, would not qualify under what I just described’

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EXCERPT:

VAUGHN: "You mentioned you want weapons of war out of circulation. What is a weapon of war to you?"  
JONES: "Assault weapons. Assault weapons."
VAUGHN: "So, is that like semiautomatic handguns and rifles?"  
JONES: "Semiautomatic weapons would qualify as assault weapons, and these are things that should be banned." 
VAUGHN: "That would take almost every gun out of people's hands. I mean — "
JONES: "That's not true. I mean, handguns, for example, would not qualify under what I just described. I got — I'm sorry. I got to go."

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