Meet the Press interviews during 2016: on Gun Control

Tim Kaine: Limit size of magazines and ammunition clips

KAINE: I have voted for it, but I think there's a better way to go at the problem. And that is limitations on the size of magazines and ammunition clips.

Q: Do you think an AR-15 should be sold?

KAINE: I had voted for it and I would likely vote for it again. But here's a practical problem that I think you're aware of. As soon as you define what an assault weapon is, you know, "you can't sell a weapon, and here's how we describe it," gun manufacturers just make one adjustment or two, and they say, "See, this isn't subject to the limitation." Whereas if you say, "You can't sell an ammunition clip or a magazine that would have more than ten or 12 rounds"--that is very straightforward.

Q: You believe ammunition is the way to go?

KAINE: I really think that's probably the way to tackle the problem more effectively.