'The time has come for me to take responsibility,' he said.
"Humility is called for as accountability is sought by victims of a tragedy such as this one," Golden said at a news conference alongside other officials.
Arguably the most conservative Democrat in the House, Golden said that "I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime." "The time has come for me to take responsibility for this failure," he said. "Which is why I now call on the United States Congress to ban assault rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing."
Golden, first elected in 2018, previously voted against an attempt to revive a federal assault weapons ban in 2022. That billThe previous federal assault weapons ban, enacted in the '90s with some exceptions, ended after 10 years., with Democrats urging restrictions on firearms to curb frequent shootings in America while GOP lawmakers often argue such regulations are unconstitutional and ineffective compared with focusing on mental health or on increasing security.
At Thursday's press conference alongside Golden, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican, said that she supported some measures like a ban on high-volume ammunition magazines but did not back an assault rifle ban.Authorities have identified the suspect as 40-year-old Robert Card, a former Army reservist, who has not yet been taken into custody.
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