Libertarian VP Candidate Video; Rifles are "Weapons of Mass Destruction"

Gun Watch ^ | 7 August, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

On August 3rd, 2016, the Libertarian candidate for vice president, William Weld, was interviewed on REVOLT TV. 

REVOLT TV Chief Political Correspondent Amrit Singh asked candidate Weld about legislation and his views on guns.  A short video clip of the relevant section has been posted on Youtube by occupy the media.  The gun segment starts right away in the clip.

William Weld:

"The five shot rifle, that is a standard military rifle, the problem is if you attach a clip to it that holds more shells and if you remove the pin so that it becomes an automatic weapon, and those are independent criminal offences.  That is when they  become, essentially, a weapon of mass destruction.  The problem with handguns probably is even worse than the problem of the AR15."

 Amrit Singh:

"What can you do to help control this flow of guns, if anything?"

William Weld:

 "You shouldn't have anybody who is on the terrorist watch list buy any gun at all."

Link to video

William Weld was United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1981 to 1986. He was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. He should know that the ban on "high capacity magazines" is independent of them being inserted into a rifle; it only applies to magazines made after 1994, and applies to magazines with a capacity of over 10 rounds, not 5.  There is a five round limit for shotguns.  He was governor when these limitations were put in place.

Weld also opined extensively on the recent police shooting of Philando Castile in Minnesota.  He was certain that the police officer had committed a criminal offense and that the officer would be going to jail.  He misquotes what Philando Castile's girlfriend said on video; then he claims that it was Philando Castile who said it.

Weld: Having said "I have a license to carry, you do not mind if I reach for it, do you?"

As an attorney, he seems to have little care for the rule of law, due process, and the idea of "innocent until proven guilty".

The officers involved are under investigation, and are unable to give their side of the story yet.  At the minimum, it would be prudent to say that we should wait until the investigation is concluded before making innocent or guilty judgements.

Libertarians have traditionally been the party with the strongest support for Second Amendment rights, and upholding the rule of law as defined by the Constitution.

These statements seem unlikely to resonate with the Libertarian base.  

 ©2016 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.
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[marktwain]

Libertarian VP William Weld calls rifles "weapons of mass destruction", says pistols are more of a problem than rifles. (Headline cut to fit)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

A rifle is a “weapons of mass destruction” only in the hands of a trained marksman who is properly equipped for the task.

[Hodar]

“Alex, I will take “How do I make my ticket non-viable for the entire Libertarian Party voting block, for $100, please””

[Mjreagan]

Trump surrogates need to spread this to make sure these clowns only cannibalize HRC votes. I wouldn’t want Trump himself giving any attention to them because it’ll raise their profile.

[GOPJ]

"What can you do to help control this flow of guns, if anything?"

William Weld: "You shouldn't have anybody who is on the terrorist watch list buy any gun at all."

If liberals have their way, the ONLY people on 'terrorist watch lists' will be conservative Americans.

[CharlesThe Hammer]

More disinformation from an ignorant fool. First, there is no military organization in the world that has a 5 shot magazine for its standard issue battle rifle. Secondly, the notion that conversion of semi-auto to fully automatic by simply removing some “magic” pin, is complete nonsense. Gun grabbers live by spreading bullshit.

[Gaffer]

"The five shot rifle, that is a standard military rifle, the problem is if you attach a clip to it that holds more shells and if you remove the pin so that it becomes an automatic weapon, and those are independent criminal offences. That is when they become, essentially, a weapon of mass destruction. The problem with handguns probably is even worse than the problem of the AR15."

This man is woefully uninformed as well as being just plain stupid. After incorrectly citing a 5-shot rifle as the standard military rifle (maybe for WWI) and then saying handguns are an even bigger threat, he brags about his own personal carry situation even offering to brandish his for the interviewer. How big of a dumbass could one Libertarian be? BTW, I'd like to know where that "pin" in my AR-15 that I could just remove to make it full auto. Frigging putz.

[Right-wing Librarian]

>>Libertarian VP William Weld calls rifles “weapons of mass destruction”
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It’s a tool, Silly Willy, it’s a tool, and like other tools, it can be used for “good” or for “bad”.

Honestly, I wonder how civilization survive with this level of intellect (or lack thereof)...smh.

[Read Write Repeat]

Weld is a Mass hole retard.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Ping.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

What the heck is going on with the Libertarian Party?

Are they for freedom or not?????

I’m glad you have that screen name. You might have important work this election. We need to drive a wedge in that party or Hillary’s judges will wreck everything libertarians stand for.

[from occupied ga]

So much for libertarians - at one time they stood for freedom, but now they’re just plain insane.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

There are rifles that can work like machine guns if a pin is pulled. It’s stupid to do it, however. Better to aim each shot most of the time and also better suppression fire to cook them off at a slower pace.

[baltimorepoet]

Weld, like many from Massachusetts, appears to be just another know-nothing, elitist jackass.

[BitWielder1]

As much as I sometimes like to think in Libertarian terms, I have yet to see a Libertarian leader or candidate that's not off his rocker somehow.

[Gaffer]

What rifles. You can’t do that with an AR-15 by simply ‘removing a pin’ to my knowledge.

[Right-wing Librarian]

They’ve gone completely crazy, Arthur, and it’s a sad thing to witness.

Back in the day, many of their leaders were brilliant ideologues but now, sadly, they are just plain stupid.

The only other possibility is that they have been infiltrated in the same manner as the GOP has been, with Globalists acting their assigned roles.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

And if you really want to scare off someone? Burn some ammo in a can. Pretty sure it’s illegal in the US, but if you are in a life-and-death struggle in wartime, it’s effective enough to hold back an entire platoon if they don’t know what you’re doing.

Just be sure to have a fuse with a long enough delay for you to reach safety.

[Ancesthntr]

THERE is the true face of the Libertarian Party in 2016, you #NeverTrump morons! It is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Demonrat Party, meant to suck away votes from the Republican and install Hillary.