Republican @RepJacobs says if Democrats brought an assault weapons ban bill to the floor he would support it. The congressman says he would also support raising the age to purchase AR-15s and magazine capacity limits.
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— Ryan Whalen (@RyanWhalenCT) May 27, 2022
Jacobs also says he’s looking into authoring a bill that would ban civilians from purchasing body armor and would like to name it after Lt. Aaron Salter, who attempted to stop the Tops massacre.
— Ryan Whalen (@RyanWhalenCT) May 27, 2022
I asked the congressman if he’s worried about taking these positions as he runs for election in the redrawn rural NY-23. He said “yes.”
— Ryan Whalen (@RyanWhalenCT) May 27, 2022