“I blame the individual for the first 10 bullets. I blame the law for the next 21 bullets that he fired.”–Lawrence O’Donnell [Amen.]

ThinkProgress » Rep. Trent Franks Refuses To Admit That Fewer Bullets Harm Fewer People

Last night on MSNBC during an interview with Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), host Lawrence O’Donnell noted that the alleged shooter, Jared Loughner, was subdued only after he stopped to reload his 31-bullet clip and argued that perhaps other innocents would have been spared if Republicans had extended a law banning larger magazine clips in 2004.

“I blame the individual for the first 10 bullets. I blame the law for the next 21 bullets that he fired.”

ThinkProgress » Rep. Trent Franks Refuses To Admit That Fewer Bullets Harm Fewer People

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