GOP primary challenger Joe Walsh says he 'a big gun guy' and that 'the numbers' on gun violence have been good the past few decades
- Republican presidential candidate Joe Walsh lauded gun rights on Tuesday night at Business Insider's GOP debate, saying "I'm a big gun guy."
- "The numbers are all good" over the last four decades, Walsh said, referring to the amount of gun violence in America.
- Efforts to tighten gun laws, however, has gained traction with more Americans after a recent spate of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the summer.
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Republican presidential candidate Joe Walsh lauded gun rights on Tuesday night at Business Insider's GOP debate, saying "I'm a big gun guy."
"The numbers are all good" from the past 30-40 years, Walsh said, referring to the amount of gun violence in America.
Efforts to tighten gun laws, however, have gained traction with broader swaths of Americans after a recent spate of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the summer. A recent PBS NewsHour, NPR, and Marist poll found more Americans back universal background checks and banning the sale of high-capacity magazines.
Walsh acknowledged that mass shootings have been a problem recently.
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