Rep. Jared Golden of Maine has previously been unsupportive of gun control legislation passed by House Democrats.
In a major reversal, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine called on Congress to ban assault weapons in the wake of the .
« I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime, » Golden said at a news conference Thursday. « The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure, 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 in my hometown of Lewiston, Maine. »
At least 18 people were killed and 13 others wounded when a gunman first opened fire at a bowling alley, and then a restaurant, in the small city Wednesday night.
