State House Speaker says AR-15 ban not the answer to mass shootings

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 02, 2022 3:17 PM CT | Published: June 02, 2022 3:17 PM CT

Cameron Sexton says he sees no reason to ban AR-15 weapons in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting. Meanwhile in Washington Thursday, Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen was calling for such a ban.

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