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Jared Golden: “The change for me is accepting that it is uniquely dangerous…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Jared Golden discusses changed stance on assault-style weapons

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

And while Goldin says he is a staunch supporter of the second Amendment, he also says those assault rifles by their nature pose a greater risk. The change for me is accepting that it is uniquely dangerous and effective, indifferent even than other semiautomatic rifles. And therefore, I think for gun owners, the best move is to come up with a different way of handling them and dealing with them, such that we aren't losing … (03:33–03:43)

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Asserts that assault rifles are uniquely dangerous compared to other semiautomatic rifles.

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