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Caren Teves of Phoenix attended a McCain town hall meeting in Phoenix Wednesday, where she identified herself as the mother of Alex Teves, one of 12 people allegedly killed by James Holmes at a movie theater July 20, 2012. She asked McCain about prospects for a federal assault weapons ban, and during his response McCain said: “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’s line drew applause and cheers, but Teves — who says she supports Second Amendment — told the liberal Talking Points Memo website the crowd also cheered when she said “military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines don’t belong on our streets.”
Teves said she had previously written to McCain and received in response a form letter that focused on the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
“And I just expected a little more respect from someone who’s been in office over 30 years, and his staff,” she said. “Between that and the form letter that we received, it’s just, it’s appalling.”
McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said Friday a widely circulated video of the town hall exchange was selectively edited, and does not include the first part of his response to Teves, in which he told her: “Well first of all could I say thank you, and God bless, and thank you for your service and sacrifice you’ve made. Our hearts and our prayers go out to you and your family.”
Teves’ husband, Tom Teves, told TPM he has voted Republican all his life and has supported McCain, but he will “never vote Republican again — ever.”
“The Senator owes my wife an apology — he is lucky I wasn’t there,” Tom Teves said in an email Thursday.
Copyright 2013 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
6 thoughts on “McCain offers Aurora mom ‘straight talk’”
The Maverick speaks? All hail the Maverick of all Mavericks…
34 firearm companies are not selling to government agencies where gun-owning rights are restricted:
http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/firearms-companies-restricting-sales-government-agencies-areas
Well, in one way, Mrs. Teves is right. Those weapons don’t belong on the streets. They belong in the woods with hunters, at shooting ranges, and in gun safes at homes. They don’t belong in the hands of criminals. Enforce the laws we have, give rewards for snitching on felons in possession of these weapons, confiscate their assets if possible to fund the program, and leave law-abiding citizens alone.
DITTO!!!
ever since McCain got his butt handed to him in the 2008 election he has been an as***le. It is time for him to retire. He has turned into a true teabagger. How can you not show some compassion for the mother of a child killed in a mass shooting. He is very cold hearted and bitter.
@happy guy-just your opinion right? I watched the video yesterday and the article does not tell the whole story. He was very respectful to her but just merely told her the truth. It will not pass the senate. If anyone should be put down for lying it is Biden. He is a IDIOT (in my opinion)