In the wake of the horrific killings in Newtown, Connecticut, many lawmakers have called for new gun restrictions to be enacted – from a renewal of the assault weapons ban to mandatory limits on the size of ammunition clips to new laws prohibiting the mentally ill from owning firearms.
Erich Pratt is communications director at Gun Owners of America. He tells us why more restrictions will likely lead to more of these tragedies rather than less. He details why arming teachers and administrators has proven successful elsewhere. And he explains why he believes the assault weapons ban is grossly misleading, why the size of a killer’s ammunition clip is irrelevant as long as law-abiding people don’t have their rights infringed and why the mental health issue is also largely a red herring. Listen here for our conversation with Erich Pratt of Gun Owners of America.