Jim Bourg / Reuters "Americans of all backgrounds can and should refuse to accept periodic mass shootings as the new normal," Sen. Mark Warner wrote. Warner, a Democrat who has long championed himself as a supporter of the Second Amendment, signaled earlier this year that he had reversed course on an assault weapons ban after voting against such a law in 2013. In an op-ed in The Washington Post on Monday, Warner said he had signed on as a sponsor of a new assault weapons ban bill after observing Congress take little action to help combat a spate of mass shootings in America. “Though I remain convinced that strengthening our background-check system is critical, I also believe we must do more to end mass shootings. So today I am signing on as a sponsor of the assault weapons ban.”He continued: “I do this as a gun owner and a proud supporter of the Second Amendment.”

Source: Huffington Post October 02, 2018 08:48 UTC