eChokeOnline reports that Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Monday voiced his support for raising the age to 21 for purchasing semi-automatic weapons.
He questioned why individuals need to own high-powered AR-15-style weapons.
While speaking with CNN He said:
“I never thought I had a need for that type of a high-capacity automatic weapon,”
“I like to shoot, I like to go out and hunt. I like to go out sports shooting. I do all of that. But I’ve never felt I needed something of that magnitude.”
He said He “wouldn’t have a problem on looking at” backing a ban on so-called assault weapons — a proposal pushed by the White House and Democratic leaders, but that stands no chance of winning the needed 60-votes in the Senate.
“It depends on what they, how they would approach it,” Manchin said. “I’m open to anything that makes gun sense.”
