Here's the official transcript. There's a lot of stupid in there, and yes, what he said could be interpreted that way.
And for those brave, right-wing Americans who say it’s all about keeping America — keeping America as independent and safe: If you want to fight against a country, you need an F-15. You need something a little more than a gun. (Laughter.) No, I’m not joking. Think about this. Think about the rationale we use — that’s used to provide this. And who are they shooting at? They’re shooting at these guys behind me.
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Among the other false claims he made:
"more police officer are killed dealing with domestic violence than anything else" Nope. The number one cause of death of on-duty officers are traffic related incidents. Domestic Violence is the leading category in Calls for Service, but that's in part because it's one of the most common calls for service.
"Mass shootings in America tripled.” Only by cherry picking the definition. Nor did mass shootings with scary-looking rifles triple.
"Right now, you can’t go on and buy an automatic weapon. You can’t go out and buy a cannon."
I'd have to do a lot of paperwork and spend too much money, but I could buy either. Even the Washington Post gives the latter claim Four Pinocchios.
"Do you realize the bullet out of an AR-15 travels five times as rapidly as a bullet shot out of any other gun, five times — is lighter — and can pierce Kevlar?"
Five times? Nope. Pierce Kevlar? Sure, but is there any modern centerfire rifle round which can't?
"But just cross the state line and go buy it next door, bring it across the state line."
That's already a federal felony, Joe.