Biden Blasts Gun Owner

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Gun enthusiast doesn't warm to Biden
The senator's response to his video question about protecting gun rights was 'kind of off-kilter,' a Michigan man says.
By James Rainey, Times Staff Writer
July 25, 2007

Jered Townsend had the distinction of being one of three dozen Americans whose video question for the Democratic presidential contenders was broadcast during Monday night's debate — and the further distinction of being the only one whose mental stability was questioned.

Townsend, a 30-year-old from Clio, Mich., came next to last among the amateur inquisitors in the CNN/YouTube debate. But he made an indelible impression by asking the candidates if they would protect his "baby" — the Bushmaster AR-15 semiautomatic rifle he cradled in his arms.

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"I'll tell you what, if that's his baby, he needs help," Biden said of Townsend. "I don't know that he is mentally qualified to own that gun. I'm being serious."