Gary Johnson in USA Today


On Gun Control: Carrying guns reduces crime and mass shootings

[Johnson said with regards to the June 2016 Orlando mass shooting], "These atrocities have been happening in gun-free zones. If there were law-abiding citizens that were carrying weapons--I'm not saying they would lessen the impact of these horrible atro
Source: USA Today on 2016 presidential hopefuls Jun 16, 2016

On Gun Control: Discuss keeping guns away from mentally ill

Johnson says he has a "nuanced" view of the Libertarian Party platform plank, which opposes "all laws at any level of government" restricting guns. "We should be open to a discussion on keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill," he says. "I don't know how that manifests itself, but I just want to let people know I have an open mind about how government might interject itself in a lot of the problems we have." Over the past five years, he himself has purchased two guns for self-protection.
Source: USA Today on 2016 presidential hopefuls Jun 16, 2016

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