Listen To The Article Below
g
OP establishment leader Kevin McCarthy supported Democrat plans to limit the 2nd Amendment rights of American citizens amidst the left’s nationwide push to ban guns in 2017. McCarthy publicly supported a ban on “bump stocks,” a seldom-used rifle attachment with questionable efficacy.
Representative Kevin McCarthy was among the GOP members who collaborated with Democrats in 2017 to take a bite out of Americans’ 2nd Amendment rights, championing a ban on so-called “bump stocks” after the Las Vegas shooting. Right by his side was Paul Ryan, the notoriously anti-Trump establishment figure who left Washington after the 2018 midterms, only to re-appear as the backer of several anti-MAGA GOP candidates.
Much like the Democrats, McCarthy was calling for limits on the 2nd Amendment before the investigation into the shooting had even been completed.
Speaking at the time to Reuters, McCarthy said that banning bump stocks is “definitely an area we should look at,” before acknowledging that the investigation had yet to be completed.
“But I think this is definitely an area we’re going to look [at] and be able to act on,” McCarthy said of banning bump stocks.
