Although he was invited to appear on “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Tuesday to discuss his new book, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, the CNN host inevitably lulled Navy Lieutenant Commander & former SEAL Rorke Denver into a debate over gun control.

On the topic, Denver noted that even automobiles can be dangerous in the wrong hands. The issue of gun control is better examined in the context of mental health, he explained.

When Morgan tried to challenge him over whether Americans “need” access to weapons like the AR-15, Rorke reiterated that guns are a tool and the debate “does not come down to the specific use of that tool, or what that weapon is capable of.” Well said.

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