WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday would not commit to backing an assault-weapons ban — but said he has a very personal knowledge about gun issues.
“My dad killed himself, shot himself with a gun, committed suicide, so I know a lot about guns,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.”
The Nevada Democrat — a gun owner who has been supported by the National Rifle Association — pointed to the recent massacre of 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Conn., as a game changer in the national debate over guns.
“To see those little babies on the ground, one little girl 5 years old shot more than 10 times, of course that breaks your heart, and I’m willing to take a look at it,” Reid said in regards to an assault-weapons ban.
Reid also said he’s willing to look at requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases.