A Maine Democratic congressman has now backtracked on his opposition to ban assault weapons.
Golden reversed his stance in the wake of the deadly Lewiston massing shootings.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementA Democratic Maine congressman has backtracked on his opposition to an assault weapons ban in the wake of the deadly Lewiston mass shootings, calling his previous stance a "failure."
The Maine lawmaker then called on Congress "to ban assault rifles, like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing in my hometown of Lewiston, Maine."
Persons:
Jared Golden, Golden, —
Organizations:
Maine Democratic, Service, Democratic, Marine Corps
Locations:
Maine, Lewiston , Maine, Lewiston