<p>Many of the Democratic presidential candidates were asked during a recent campaign event to define what an &#8220;assault weapon&#8221; is — a question that nearly all of the candidates tried to avoid answering with any specifics.</p>
<p>The lone exception was Joe Sestak, a little-known former Democratic representative who is polling at the bottom of the field.</p>
<p>The candidates were asked the questions by Turning Point USA (TPUSA) last month during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.</p>
<p>Sestak told Turning Point USA that an &#8220;assault weapon&#8221; is a &#8220;semi-automatic&#8221; firearm, adding that he thinks the Bill Clinton-era assault weapons ban did not go &#8220;far enough.&#8221;</p>
<p>Front-runner Joe Biden, who has faced questions in recent months about his fitness, responded to the question by saying: &#8220;If you don&#8217;t know when you see it, you don&#8217;t understand.&#8221;</p>
<p>Biden&#8217;s remarks come after he said this week that &#8220;details are irrelevant in terms of decision-making.&#8221; Biden also called for banning all magazines that hold &#8220;multiple bullets&#8221; — an extreme proposal that would ban nearly all firearms.</p>
<p>Other presidential candidates, like Marianne Williamson, showed their lack of knowledge on the issue, saying that &#8220;all of it, everything that is military,&#8221; is an assault weapon. The definition from Williamson, who has called for banning assault weapons <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/02/marianne-williamson-us-needs-department-peace/">and certain types of bullets</a>, would result in the banning of nearly all handguns as civilians are able to buy many of the handguns that are used by the U.S. military.</p>
<p>Here is how the other candidates answered:​</p>
<ul>
<li>Julian Castro: &#8220;The AR-15 definitely qualifies&#8221;; refused to answer further.</li>
<li>Amy Klobuchar: &#8220;I think you know what it is. It’s the weapon that killed nine people in Dayton in 30 seconds.&#8221;</li>
<li>Bernie Sanders’ campaign: [Refused to answer (based off what was available on video)].</li>
<li>Cory Booker: &#8220;It is defined in our legislation.&#8221;</li>
<li>Jay Inslee (no longer running): &#8220;As defined in the [Clinton-era] 1994 bill.&#8221;</li>
<li>Tim Ryan: &#8220;A lot of different kinds.&#8221;</li>
<li>Andrew Yang: &#8220;There is the military-style.&#8221;</li>
<li>Bill de Blasio: &#8220;I can get you a legal definition.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>TPUSA was not able to ask all of the Democratic candidates how they define &#8220;assault weapons.&#8221; Candidates that have not yet been asked include Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Rep. Robert Francis &#8220;Beto&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke (D-TX), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).</p>
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