federal prosecutor and now as
the governor of new jersey.
>> let me ask you about your
positions in new jersey.
new jersey has some of the
toughest gun laws in the
country.
in '95, you ran on a platform of
supporting the assault weapons
ban.
you said that gop opponents who
wanted to repeal it were
dangerous, crazy and radical and
you supported in 2009.
you ran against opposing
attempts to permit conceal carry
laws in new jersey.
where do you stand now?
because you appear to have
changed.
>> well, listen, in 1995, sean,
i was 32 years old.
and i've changed my mind.
the biggest reason was my seven
years as a federal prosecutor.
what i learned in those seven
years was we were spending too
much time talking about gun law
against law abiding citizens and
not nearly enough time about
enforcing the gun laws strongly
against criminals.
and i saw the difference when i
did that for seven years as a
federal prosecutor.
i learned the difference.
i learned what the limitations
are of these laws...