U.S. Senate candidates discuss gun laws

Updated: 9:25 PM MDT Oct 16, 2018

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WEBVTT IF ANYTHING, THEY WOULD DO REGARDING IMPROVING GUN LAWS. 383 FIREARMS DEATHS IN 2017 IN NEW MEXICO. THAT IS MORE THAN ONE PER DAY. SOME POLITICIANS ARE VOCAL ABOUT WANTING CHANGES TO GUN LAWS TO TRY AND SAVE LIVES, BUT WHAT ABOUT HERE? DEMOCRAT MARTIN HEINRICH, REPUBLICAN MICK RICH, AND LIBERTARIAN GARY JOHNSON ARE ALL ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE NOVEMBER 6, AND SINCE YOU WANT TO KNOW, WE ASKED THEM, DO GUN LAWS NEED TO CHANGE? FIRST, DEMOCRAT MARTIN HEINRICH. >> I HAVE BEEN A GUN OWNER MOST OF MY LIFE. SOME OF MY BEST MEMORIES ARE OF LAWFULLY AND APPROPRIATELY USING FIREARMS ON TRIPS WITH MY BOYS, BUT WE HAVE AN EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY, SO I WOULD SUPPORT LIMITATIONS ON MAGAZINE CAPACITY, MAKING SURE WE DO BACKGROUND CHECKS WHEREVER A FIREARM IS SOLD. ROYALE: -- DOUG: LIBERTARIAN GARY JOHNSON, OUR FORMER GOVERNOR, DOES NOT HAVE A CONCRETE STANCE ON HOW TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM. BUT FOR ONE GROUP, HE BELIEVES SOMEHOW THEY NEED TO BE BANNED FROM HAVING GUNS. >> WE SHOULD BE OPEN ON A DISCUSSION HOW WE KEEP THE GUNS OUT OF THE MENTALLY ILL’S HANDS. I’D HAVE NOT HEARD A GOOD DISCUSSION HOW THAT WILL WORK. I AM OPEN TO DISCUSSION BUT HAVEN’T HEARD ANY SUGGESTIONS TO DO THAT. DOUG: REPUBLICAN MICK RICH SAYS PROTECTIONS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE TO PROTECT GUN