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That this was automatic or predominantly hispanic. semi-automatic. that i don't know that i can those are just fact, but facts tell from the video, but relevant to law enforcement. certainly there was a lot of >> and people -- authorities, fire power that he had a lot of shimon, will be watching those facts very, very closely. that weapon is -- -- it can do a >> they have already reviewed most of this information and trying to line it up with some lot of damage as we know, wolf, kind of -- other ways to verify. from covering these stories and it seems based on the number of that's the issue he...

My office wrote the assault weapons legislation in 1993. it was law from '94 to 2004. and essentially it prohibited the transfer, sale and manufacture of assault weapons. it did not at the time affect possession. i happen to believe that it did work and that it was important. and i have watched case after case and i think i mentioned earlier school shootings which i never thought this would happen in our country, that someone would bring a semi automatic assault weapon into a school and just mow down children and st f staff. so i've been very interested in your thinking on assault weapons. you...

Weapons legislation in 1993. it was law from 1994 to 2004. and it essentially prohibited the transfer, sale and manufacture of assault weapons. it did not at the time affect possession. i happen to believe that it did work and that it was important. and i have watched case after case and i think i mentioned earlier school shootings, which are just -- i never thought this would happen in our country. that someone would bring a semi automatic assault weapon into a school and just mow down children and staff. and so i've been are very interested in your thinking on assault weapons. you specifical...

Specifically is machine guns could be prohibited. so it is very important to recognize under the heller decision machine guns can be prohibited. and -- >> they were in the firearms act a long time ago and have been prohibited. >> yes, senator, justice scalia's opinion did not disturb that but reaffirmed that machine guns could be prohibited. the court in heller, the supreme court upheld -- struck down a d.c. ban on handguns, most of which are semi automatic. >> let me interrupt you. i think we're on totally different wavelengths. i'm talking about your statement on common use. common use being...

Used that phrase and the next sentence talked about dangerous and unusual weapons. and the court in heller itself, the supreme court, struck down a d.c. ban on handguns. now, most handguns are semi automatic. that's something that not everyone appreciates. most handguns are semi automatic. and the question came before us of semi automatic rifles and the question was can you distinguish as a matter of precedent -- this is all about precedent for me -- trying to read exactly what the supreme court said. if you read the mcdonald case and i concluded that it could not be distinguished as a matter ...