Mitt Romney, who has backed gun control measures in the past, said that additional laws would not have stopped last week’s massacre in a Colorado movie theater.
“I still believe that the Second Amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don’t believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of tragedy,” Romney told CNBC’s Lawrence Kudlow in an interview.
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Photo credit: Mitt Romney and Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) shake hands with supporters who formed a receiving line after Romney delivered remarks about the shooting in Colorado in Bow, New Hampshire, July 20, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
