Jon Stewart on the NRA “hypocrite” ad: “I swear to you, if I didn’t know any better, and I’m not a big conspiracy guy, after seeing that ad, I would think the NRA is either an elaborate, avant-garde, Joaquin Phoenix-style joke, or a false flag operation run by Michael Moore in an attempt to discredit responsible gun owners.”

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Al Franken’s spokesperson, on whether the senator will support an assault weapons ban:
“I guess I don’t have an answer for you.He’s been listening to Minnesota, trying to be thoughtful on this and trying to get input from people from a wide spectrum of views.”