“If all of a sudden, you couldn't buy an AR-15, what would you lose? Would you feel as though your Second Amendment rights would be eroded because you couldn't buy a God-darn AR-15?”

—  John Kasich

On CNN's State of the Union on February 18, 2018 ([CNN, Transcript, State of the Union, February 18, 2018, September 6, 2018, http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1802/18/sotu.01.html]; [GOP Sen. Lankford has 'no issue' with stronger gun background checks, Kailani, Koenig, February 18, 2018, August 22, 2018, NBC News, Meet the Press, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gop-sen-lankford-open-stronger-gun-background-checks-n849176]; [Highlights: Students Call for Action Across Nation; Florida Lawmakers Fail to Take Up Assault Rifle Bill, Julie, Turkewitz, Anemona, Hartocollis, February 20, 2018, August 24, 2018, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/us/gun-control-florida-shooting.html]).

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