Musk Backs Gun Control: 'Assault Rifles' Should at Minimum Require Special Permit for 'Well-Vetted' People

After the massacre Tuesday that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, billionaire Elon Musk has taken a public stance on the discussions surrounding gun control laws.
In response to a Twitter follower who asked, “Thoughts on the AR-15 discussion or too controversial for you to weigh in on?” the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted his opinion Thursday concerning so-called “assault rifles” — a technically meaningless term