The massive protests held across the US on Saturday to demand tighter gun laws mark a shift in America’s gun control debate, an anti-gun activist in Washington says.
The rallies could finally lead to more firearms regulations and gun control legislation in Congress, while ushering restrictions for semi-automatic assault rifles, said Matthew Fogg, a former deputy US Marshal.
“There are hundreds of millions of guns right now on the streets; many are not registered; we don’t know where these guns are,” Fogg told Press TV on Sunday.
“There are various types of assault weapons that are on the streets that have the ability to take many lives; they’re weapons that you would use in a combat war zone,” he added.
“It’s a good thing that we have these massive demonstrations; hopefully they will get lawmakers to start changing their views and opinions on these laws.”
Hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the country on…