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Jared Golden-D (ME-02) changes mind on banning assault style weapons [1]

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Date: 2023-10-26

Rep. Jared Golden, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Lewiston, Maine, said Thursday that in light of the recent mass shooting in his hometown he was changing his view on banning assault-style weapons.

"Humility is called for as accountability is sought by victims of a tragedy such as this one," Golden said at a news conference alongside other officials.

Arguably the most conservative Democrat in the House, Golden said that "I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime."

"The time has come for me to take responsibility for this failure," he said. "Which is why I now call on the United States Congress to ban assault rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing."

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