Dem Rep. Pingree: Maine Has a Lot of Guns and Low Crime, But 'Automatic' Weapons 'Shouldn't Be So Readily Available'

On Wednesday's broadcast of MSNBC's "11th Hour," Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) discussed the mass shooting in Lewiston, ME And noted that Maine has a high gun ownership rate and a low homicide rate, but the "automatic rifle" used in the shooting "shouldn't be so readily available and shouldn't be doing so much damage to so many people on this evening." And that all the colleagues she has heard from have said that "we wish we could do more. How do we keep guns out of the hands of people who could do this level of damage? Why are there automatic weapons so readily available -- or semi-automatic weapons?"