"I want to be completely transparent of where I am in Congress," Jacobs said. "If an assault weapons ban bill came to the floor that would ban something like an AR-15, I would vote for it."

Jacobs, a Republican, did note, however, that Democrats control what bills come to the floor in the U.S. House and Senate, and to this point, there has been no vote on an assault weapons ban. In the meantime, he suggested other potential solutions to stop gun violence, like what happened in the last two weeks in Texas and near his hometown in Buffalo, including limiting the capacity of magazines.

"Why does a civilian need a 30 or 50-round magazine either for recreation or hunting? I believe something along the lines of 10 is perfectly reasonable," he said.