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Ron Johnson: “I'm a supporter of the death penalty, but only when in those…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Johnson Discusses North Korea and Trade on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 05:56

And should we be following China's lead when it comes to criminal justice? I would say we probably should not be Ching or following China's lead when it comes to criminal justice. You know, I'm a supporter of the death penalty, but only when in those types of instances where we absolutely are 100% certain that the person is 100% guilty. I'm not sure it'd be applicable to drug offenses. And the NRA is suing the state of Florida to block a new law that the governor just signed there, Rick Scott, that would raise the legal age to buy all guns to 21 years old. (05:56–06:06)

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Asserts support for the death penalty only when guilt is absolutely certain.

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