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Ar-15s are not necessary on our streets. semi-automatic weapons have to be put under a certain level of responsible control. and i believe that as the next governor of georgia, i can work with democrats and republicans to come up with common sense gun safety legislation that allow us to make our families and our communities safer. >> well, just to be clear, you were one of six co-sponsors of this bill, house bill 731, introduced january 11th, 2016. not that long ago. your cosponsor told reporters that the law, quote, would require gun owners of these particular models to turn their guns in. >>...

And all 159 counties. that's the economic imperative for our state and that's how we continue to move georgia forward. >> let's talk about gun policy. when you were a state lawmaker in 2016, you co-sponsored a bill that would have allowed georgia state authorities to take away so-called assault weapons from current gun owners. most similar bans would grandfather in existing weapons of that sort. semi-automatic rifles that are called assault weapons. so is that your current position, that law-abiding gun owners in georgia should have to give up those weapons, if authorities deem it necessary? >...