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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday said many of the weapons obtained by the shooting suspect in Colorado were obtained illegally and that changing laws won't prevent gun-related tragedies.
But the firearms that authorities allege James Holmes used to kill 12 people in Aurora, Colo., were obtained legally.
"This person shouldn't have had any kind of weapons and bombs and other devices and it was illegal for him to have many of those things already. But he had them," Romney told NBC News in an interview. "And so we can sometimes hope that just changing the law will make all bad things go away. It won't."
NBC News anchor Brian Williams pressed Romney about his tenure as Massachusetts governor, when the presumptive GOP nominee signed a bill that banned some assault weapons like the type Holmes is alleged to have used. At the time, Romney described such guns as "instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people."
Originally posted by bl4ke360
He was talking about the explosives that he used to rig his house with.
"In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, the presumptive Republican nominee pointed to the fact that James E. Holmes, the suspect in last Friday's shooting, was "building bombs"—even though it was illegal."edit on 7/25/2012 by bl4ke360 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by bl4ke360
He was talking about the explosives that he used to rig his house with.
"In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, the presumptive Republican nominee pointed to the fact that James E. Holmes, the suspect in last Friday's shooting, was "building bombs"—even though it was illegal."edit on 7/25/2012 by bl4ke360 because: (no reason given)
WILLIAMS: "On things however like Aurora, Colorado, do you see why Americans get frustrated at politics. They can see and hear your words from earlier in their career, people are hurting out there. Perhaps they want to start a national conversation about whether an AR-15 belongs in the hands of a citizen, whether a citizen should be able to buy 6-thousand rounds off the internet. You see the argument?"
ROMNEY: "Well this person shouldn't have had any kind of weapons and bombs and other devices and it was illegal for him to have many of those things already. But he had them. And so we can sometimes hope that just changing the law will make all bad things go away. It won't. Changing the heart of the American people may well be what's essential, to improve the lots of the American people."
Originally posted by zroth
reply to post by bl4ke360
Snookie was the dumbest Jersey Shore member and is now America's sweetheart.
Don't assume that Romney's campaign isn't using this strategy.
Originally posted by LDragonFire
Originally posted by bl4ke360
He was talking about the explosives that he used to rig his house with.
"In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, the presumptive Republican nominee pointed to the fact that James E. Holmes, the suspect in last Friday's shooting, was "building bombs"—even though it was illegal."edit on 7/25/2012 by bl4ke360 because: (no reason given)
So owning gasoline was illegal?
Originally posted by AshleyD
I really dont want to put much energy into defending this man but in the context of the interview he appears to directly be talking about 'bombs and devices' instead of guns.
I can see how it could be confusing though since the question from the interviewer was about guns. I guess Romney anticipated where he was going and brought up the bomb stuff.
Originally posted by AshleyD
I really dont want to put much energy into defending this man but in the context of the interview he appears to directly be talking about 'bombs and devices' instead of guns.
I can see how it could be confusing though since the question from the interviewer was about guns. I guess Romney anticipated where he was going and brought up the bomb stuff.
Next, yes the Stun grenades, explosives, and body armor used.
All illegal.
Seems like you are trying really hard to defend Mitt.