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Among Democrats, 'Mandatory Gun Buyback' Plan Gains Traction
Liberal Democrats, frustrated by inaction in Congress on gun control, appear ready to embrace a radical proposal that wouldn't stop one single mass shooting, but would make them feel good about not solving the problem.
gun confiscation is no longer a scare tactic used by Republicans to get elected. It's here. And it's real.
NBCNews:
“Clearly what we’ve seen is that approach has failed, and the reason this has failed — and it’s reflected in our politics on every issue — is there’s no interest on the other side to ever do anything,” said [Igor] Volsky [founder of Guns Down America Action Fund].
In addition to the mandatory buybacks O'Rourke is championing, other 2020 Democratic candidates have sought proposals to make themselves stand out. This week, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for a threefold and fourfold tax increase on guns and ammunition, respectively. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, meanwhile, has made requiring a federal license to buy firearms a centerpiece of his campaign, and others, like O’Rourke, Warren, and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, have adopted similar plans.
“You have 20 Democratic presidential candidates each trying to look more anti-gun rights than the other for their base, so they have to have different proposals,” Alan Gottlieb, founder of the pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation, said. “It’s more heated. It’s more in-your-face.”
With the center of gravity in the Democratic Party skewing left, the more radical the gun control proposal, the more support a candidate gets.
Among Democrats, 'Mandatory Gun Buyback' Plan Gains Traction
Liberal Democrats, frustrated by inaction in Congress on gun control, appear ready to embrace a radical proposal that wouldn't stop one single mass shooting, but would make them feel good about not solving the problem.
gun confiscation is no longer a scare tactic used by Republicans to get elected. It's here. And it's real.
NBCNews:
“Clearly what we’ve seen is that approach has failed, and the reason this has failed — and it’s reflected in our politics on every issue — is there’s no interest on the other side to ever do anything,” said [Igor] Volsky [founder of Guns Down America Action Fund].
In addition to the mandatory buybacks O'Rourke is championing, other 2020 Democratic candidates have sought proposals to make themselves stand out. This week, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for a threefold and fourfold tax increase on guns and ammunition, respectively. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, meanwhile, has made requiring a federal license to buy firearms a centerpiece of his campaign, and others, like O’Rourke, Warren, and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, have adopted similar plans.
“You have 20 Democratic presidential candidates each trying to look more anti-gun rights than the other for their base, so they have to have different proposals,” Alan Gottlieb, founder of the pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation, said. “It’s more heated. It’s more in-your-face.”
With the center of gravity in the Democratic Party skewing left, the more radical the gun control proposal, the more support a candidate gets.
Among Democrats, 'Mandatory Gun Buyback' Plan Gains Traction
