This week, 2020 Democratic hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., put forth his gun control plan, which includes banning certain types of assault weapons. Although undefined by Booker, "assault weapon" often means most semi-automatic guns, or firearms that discharge each time the trigger is pulled. Booker would also force current owners to give up such guns in a federal buyback program, or else be thrown in prison. His plan also includes mandatory gun licenses that only last five years, obtained through undergoing universal background checks and fingerprint submissions.
In an interview with CBS News’ John Dickerson on Monday, Dickerson noted this license proposal “make it more difficult for honorable gun owner to engage in their Second Amendment right,” which Booker promptly and arrogantly dismissed.
“We know that this is not a plan that any law-abiding gun owner should be concerned about," Booker said. “The people who should be concerned are ... the people who want to break the law, gun runners and criminals.”