TPM: Constituents at a town hall hosted by Sen. John McCain Wednesday in Phoenix cheered after the Arizona Republican told the mother of an Aurora, Colo. shooting victim that an assault weapons ban could not get through Congress.
"My 24-year-old son, Alex, was murdered in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.," Caren Teves said. "These assault rifles allow the shooter to fire many rounds without having to reload. These weapons to do not belong on our streets."
"I can tell you right now you need some straight talk. That assault weapons ban will not pass the Congress of the United States," McCain responded. The video, posted Thursday by Phoenix's KTVK, showed the line drawing applause and cheers from the crowd.
Remember during the campaign when the crowd at a Republican debate shouted we should let people without medical insurance die? Or the more recent McCain town hall attendee saying we need to just murder undocumented workers? We're not sure if cheering McCain's slap down of a woman who's son was lost to Republican party public/gun policy is worse than those instances or not, but we are sure it's indicative of a Republican party base that is deeply deranged. If you're thinking of voting Republican in 2014 you should consider the company you keep.
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