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Sen. Warner calls for Congress to pass new 'rational gun control' legislation
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12/17/12 03:49 PM ET
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), a Democrat with an "A" rating format the National Rifle Association, called for Congress to pass new "rational gun control" legislation.
Warner's comments came a few days after a shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Conn., that left 26 dead, 20 of whom were young children.
"I believe every American has Second Amendment rights, the ability to hunt is part of our culture. I’ve had a NRA rating of an 'A' but, you know, enough is enough," Warner said according to WTVR on Monday. "I think most of us realize that there are ways to get to rational gun control. There are ways to grapple with the obvious challenges of mental illness."
"Now what those specifics ought to be, there will be time for that. Today the first two funerals of these children are taking place," Warner continued. "There should not be a Democrat or Republican position on this. It is time for this kind of senseless violence to end. There won’t be one perfect law to stop a crazy person from doing evil things. But when we have close to 30,000 killings a year from all types of gun violence, even if we save a few lives, we make progress."
Earlier in the day, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who also has an "A" rating from the NRA, said there needed to be legislative "action" on gun violence.
"It's time to move beyond rhetoric, we need to sit down and have a common sense discussion and move in a reasonable way," Manchin said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” "This has changed the dialogue and it should move beyond dialogue -- we need action."
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