You've got that right. The required funding for McB's platforms is in the tens of billions of dollars. When he was asked during the debate how a cigarette tax would generate that kind of revenue, he said to trust him, he would take care of it. To me, that can only mean a state income tax, a service tax, and any other kind of tax you can imagine.
His feigned support for the 2nd amendment is a DNC talking point, nothing more, nothing less.