◼ On CBS's Face the Nation Sunday, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said he opposes further gun laws because the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment refers to a right, not a law. - Awr Hawkins/Breitbart
Host Bob Schieffer said to Rubio: "You actually voted to filibuster the debate on guns [last week], will you now continue to filibuster as these various bills come up?"
Rubio responded:
We're on the bill now and I hope we can open the amendment process. For instance, I hope we can pass an amendment to that bill that says we're going to start prosecuting people who, illegally, are trying to buy guns and getting around the background check system. I hope we can have a debate about violence in America--about what's causing this. Everyone's focused on what people are using to commit the violence, I don't think there's nearly enough focus on the violence, which is the fundamental problem that we face.
Rubio went on to say that it's important "to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans to possess firearms via the Second Amendment, which is a constitutional right," not a law.
◼ Senator Rubio on Why Gun Control Laws Don't Control Criminals - IJ Review
