‘We need more idiot control’ not more gun control, Republican senator tells CNN

By Dave Urbanski

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said America needs “more idiot control” as opposed to more gun control laws in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month.

“I don’t think we need more gun control laws,” Kennedy told CNN Tuesday.

“Not a single one?” host John Berman asked.

“No. I think we need more idiot control,” Kennedy answered, referring to mass shooters who don’t suffer from mental illnesses. The senator added, “There’s an assumption that [Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz is] mentally ill. I don’t know that, so I will call him an idiot.”

Kennedy also said, “I happen to believe there is evil in the world.”

What is the solution?

Berman asked Kennedy that if no more gun control laws are needed, then what tool is available to keep guns out of killers’ hands?

“We have the tools in place,” Kennedy responded. “They’re not being implemented … the NICS database has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.”

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Source:: The Blaze