The need for gun reform is top of mind for the four Democratic candidates running for Governor. They discussed that during their first televised debate.
What constitutes an assault weapon? For Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, that’s an easy question.
“Any gun that can fire off 45 rounds of artillery in less than 60 seconds and snuff out the lives of 20 kids or 49 adults or 17 individuals is a gun that I believe is a weapon of war and does not belong on our city streets,” he said, at the time.
Gillum says he’d like to close any gun loopholes in the state and make sure those deemed mentally ill do not have access to deadly weapons.
“I’ve fought this fight with the NRA, who sued me for our refusal to repeal an ordinance that simply said, ‘you cannot shoot guns in a city park,’” he added. “We’ve got to get back to a commonsensical place on gun laws, where we can make sure we keep our communities, our kids, our neighborhoods, and our state’s safe, away from the kind of gun violence that is ravaging not only our schools, but also our city streets.”
Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine says his definition of an assault rifle is very similar to Gillum’s, and he believes in an assault weapons ban.
“The bottom line is this, in my city in Miami Beach we passed a non-binding resolution outlawing assault rifles I think about two years ago,” he said. “We led a march and a rally in Tallahassee with parents and students that we sponsored and brought in. I think that we all agree that we need to eliminate assault rifles. We also need to make sure we
