Rep. Seth Moulton Seth MoultonThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Markey defeats Kennedy; Trump lauds America's enforcers in Wisconsin Moulton fends off primary challenges in Massachusetts Portland: The Pentagon should step up or pipe down MORE (D-Mass.) on Sunday used the example of his own military experience while pledging to do "whatever" he can to address gun violence if elected president.

“I carried two grenades on my chest every single day I was in Iraq. I never blew myself up. I was very safe. I would feel comfortable having two grenades on me tonight,” the 2020 presidential hopeful said during a CNN town hall. “But would you feel comfortable? No. So we’ve decided as a society that we’re not going to allow people to walk around with grenades.”

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Moulton an Iraq War veteran, continued, “Weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our schools."

“And whether it’s declaring a national emergency or pursuing executive action, I will do whatever I can to actually make progress on this gun violence plague in America," he added.

CNN host Victor Blackwell pressed Moulton on how his administration would anticipate the shooting that left 12 dead in Virginia Beach on Friday.