John Barrasso
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John Barrasso is a Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming.
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee in El Paso, Texas on March 30, 2009, Barrasso exprssed opposition to a ban on the imports of assault rifles, such as the AK-47, into the United States. Many such weapons are illegally smuggled into Mexico to arm the street soldiers of the drug Mexican cartels. Here is his rationale: "I don’t understand the rationale behind disarming law-abiding citizens. Why would you disarm someone when they potentially could get caught in the crossfire?" So Barrasso wants either ordinary American or Mexican citizens to arm themselves with automatic weapons and do battle with organized crime?
Barasso was praised by Gun Owners of America for opposing the nimiantion of Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States.
