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Carl Marlinga: “There is no reason why weapons of war like [semi-automatic…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race

Published | Video Starts at 10:14

And also there are certain weapons, whether you call them assault rifles, the semi automatic weapons with the capacity to have multiple rounds and with the bump stocks to be able to fire like automatic weapons. There is no reason why weapons of war like [semi-automatic weapons with bump stocks] should be in the hands of ordinary people. The second amendment was written at a time when there were single shot muskets, single shot rifles, single shot pistols. (10:14–10:22)

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Asserts that semi-automatic weapons with bump stocks should not be available to the public.

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