Gun Control Is Becoming A Core Issue For Democrats

[livingston]

Gun Control Is Becoming A Core Issue For Democrats
Gun violence prevention found the spotlight like never before at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. It’s the latest sign that what was once considered a controversial, third-rail topic has become a core issue for the Democratic Party.
Wednesday night’s policy-heavy primetime programming featured 10 minutes of pre-recorded video and speeches touting the importance of gun violence prevention.
Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, who has become a prominent organizer of March For Our Lives, narrated a video with footage from the sites of prominent mass shootings in Las Vegas, El Paso, and Newtown. DeAndra Dycus, an activist with Moms Demand Action whose son was paralyzed by a stray bullet in Indianapolis at age 13, spoke in a pre-recorded message: “I want a president who will make gun violence a priority and I believe Joe Biden is that person.”

And Gabrielle Giffords, the former U.S. representative from Arizona who was shot in 2011 and later founded the gun control group now known as Giffords, delivered a stirring video speech about her recovery.

“We are at a crossroads,” Giffords said in the video message. “We can let the shootings continue, or we can act. We can protect our families, our future.

Gun Control Is Becoming A Core Issue For Democrats

In a break from the past, Democrats talked a stricter game about gun regulation during this year's national convention.

www.keranews.org

 

[kev74]

I'd love to see someone put out a video of these anti-gun zealots with clips of them doing their mindless anti-gun rants interspersed with clips of leftist rioters beating people in the streets, looting and burning cars and buildings.

 

[JackNeat]

I would hope Trumps campaign is working on that now... if they were smart, it would be getting done for the RNC. I get a bad feeling it’s just going to be more “slow joe”, “Trojan horse” bullshit that is so predictable. He needs his edge like he had in 2016.

He needs to expose these democrats for protecting themselves with armed details and blockades of their homes all while telling the citizen plebs they shouldn’t own guns and if they do they shouldn’t be able to use them.

 

[Deplorable Me]

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[Criticalt]

This along with record high gun sales that manufacturers cannot keep up with.
Most guns being bought by first time gun owners.
Seems like this may backfire.
With the riots, murders, and now a big anti gun push, its like they want to lose.
Trump 2020!

 

[Podmonkey]

Good God! Can the democrats get any more incompetent?! Millions of new gun owners, many of whom are now bristling at restrictions they didn't know existed, will make gun control an albatross round tge neck of any party or politician that pushes it in the coming years.
At the start ofnthis panic I agreed with the notion that all these Johnny come lately gun owners wouldn't take up the cause, but now I think there are just too many new gun owners, times too crazy, for there not to be a positive effect onnyhe pro 2 movement. The freaking 9th circut court just overturned California's magazine ban for Pete's sake. This is a harbinger of things to come, mark my words. It will take some years to kick in but I believe gun control will be dead in this Nation.

 

[tirwin1]

Becoming? They have been that way for decades. I'm with podmonkey hoping all these first time gun buyers show up at the polls in November.

 

[Catskillkid]

Becoming? They have been that way for decades. I'm with podmonkey hoping all these first time gun buyers show up at the polls in November.

I was just about the say that the original gun control laws in this country were created by Democrats. Oh, and they were racist to boot.

 

[Phazer]

Dems: You don't need a gun. The police will protect you.

Dems: The police are killing unarmed citizens. The police are bad. Defund the police.

[Rioting. Looting. Civil unrest. Crime rates rising.]

Logical law abiding citizens: We need guns for personal protection. Can we have them?

Dems: No.

Logical law abiding citizens: Umm...what? No police. No protection. Criminals running rampant. Criminals released from prison due to COVID-19. Criminals not held after liberals stopped having bail. We still can't have personal firearms?

Dems: Correct. Guns are bad. No guns.

Logical law abiding citizens: SCREW YOU! [gets necessary firearms, anyway]

 

[Steal2B]

Gun Control Is Becoming A Core Issue For Democrats
Gun violence prevention found the spotlight like never before at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. It’s the latest sign that what was once considered a controversial, third-rail topic has become a core issue for the Democratic Party.
Wednesday night’s policy-heavy primetime programming featured 10 minutes of pre-recorded video and speeches touting the importance of gun violence prevention.
Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, who has become a prominent organizer of March For Our Lives, narrated a video with footage from the sites of prominent mass shootings in Las Vegas, El Paso, and Newtown. DeAndra Dycus, an activist with Moms Demand Action whose son was paralyzed by a stray bullet in Indianapolis at age 13, spoke in a pre-recorded message: “I want a president who will make gun violence a priority and I believe Joe Biden is that person.”

And Gabrielle Giffords, the former U.S. representative from Arizona who was shot in 2011 and later founded the gun control group now known as Giffords, delivered a stirring video speech about her recovery.

“We are at a crossroads,” Giffords said in the video message. “We can let the shootings continue, or we can act. We can protect our families, our future.

Gun Control Is Becoming A Core Issue For Democrats

In a break from the past, Democrats talked a stricter game about gun regulation during this year's national convention.

www.keranews.org

Only a sick twisted diseased mind can think taking any rights or possessions from common folks will deter or disarm evil predators. These assholes need to be hospitalized not televised.

 

[Podmonkey]

Becoming? They have been that way for decades. I'm with podmonkey hoping all these first time gun buyers show up at the polls in November.

Not all, but some

 

[MillidotShooter]

Logical law abiding citizens: SCREW YOU! [gets necessary firearms, anyway]

Forgot the "Instantly becomes a Felon, but says "FUCK IT!" anyway..."

 

[BDinPutnam]

Gonna go out on a limb here and suggest you may not in fact want all the newbies out and voting; my strong suspicion is a good chunk of them are former anti-gunners and not exactly one issue voters.

Be careful what you wish for.

 

[MillidotShooter]

Gonna go out on a limb here and suggest you may not in fact want all the newbies out and voting; my strong suspicion is a good chunk of them are former anti-gunners and not exactly one issue voters.

Be careful what you wish for.

Thinking the same thing...

 

[Elwood]

Becoming? They have been that way for decades. I'm with podmonkey hoping all these first time gun buyers show up at the polls in November.

They won’t, gun owners don’t vote. Too busy hunting. And new gun owners, that may lean left, will still vote left. They hate Trump that much. I have little faith in gun owners on any part of the political spectrum.

 

[SonOfSun]

Most guns being bought by first time gun owners.

Numbers and hard data to back this up? Not an article that interviews a few random people that say it's their first gun.. Or a shop owner saying there are "lots" of first timers coming in.

Concrete and quantifiable numbers please to validate this claim. Number of guns sold overall over timeframe and a breakout of first time vs people who own one or more already for the same set.

If you can't do this you are talking out of your ass.

 

[Elwood]

Numbers and hard data to back this up? Not an article that interviews a few random people that say it's their first gun.. Or a shop owner saying there are "lots" of first timers coming in.

Concrete and quantifiable numbers please to validate this claim. Number of guns sold overall over timeframe and a breakout of first time vs people who own one or more already for the same set.

If you can't do this you are talking out of your ass.

All I can attest to is what I’ve seen in my area, tremendous increase in business at all the area shops. About half new and first time buyers.

 

[SonOfSun]

All I can attest to is what I’ve seen in my area, tremendous increase in business at all the area shops. About half new and first time buyers.

Thats not a hard number though. I interviewed some people in my area and they all thought Obama was the best president in US history. Clearly local and small value observations must be national fact.

Not saying what you have personally witnessed isn't true, just that your own personal observations locally don't define gun sales at the natuonal level as claimed. Without hard data making that claim one way or the other is dubious at best.

 

[Cooolone]

"Becoming"...

Ummmmm, where you been (OP)?
Lol

 

[Elwood]

Thats not a hard number though. I interviewed some people in my area and they all thought Obama was the best president in US history. Clearly local and small value observations must be national fact.

Not saying what you have personally witnessed isn't true, just that your own personal observations locally don't define gun sales at the natuonal level as claimed. Without hard data making that claim one way or the other is dubious at best.

 

[SonOfSun]

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Actually it's not. Math and statistics is the polar opposite of opinion. If you know anything at all about that you'd know that local anecdotal observations don't translate to confidence in overall trends.

 

[BDinPutnam]

NSSF tracks this and other demographic data (somehow). I recall seeing that a very large percentage of March sales were to first time buyers.

 

[Chevusa]

Why do we let people with no firearms knowledge regulate them? It's a crazy thought. You wouldn't have someone with no clue about construction build your house.

I'm actually surprised they haven't tried to go after shotguns yet. If they knew the damage one of those could do I bet they would, but they're too distracted with scary looking black rifles at the moment.

 

[SonOfSun]

NSSF tracks this and other demographic data (somehow). I recall seeing that a very large percentage of March sales were to first time buyers.

Thanks. Was able to find it.

Millions of First-Time Gun Buyers During COVID-19

New NSSF research reveals millions of people chose to purchase their first gun during the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.nssf.org

From the article:

Not surprisingly, retailers reported an increased number of first-time gun buyers, estimating that 40 percent of their sales were to this group.

Which means that 60 percent went to people who already own guns. Clearly most gun sales were NOT to first time buyers, unless someone thinks that 40 percent is larger than 60 percent lol.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Thanks. Was able to find it.

Millions of First-Time Gun Buyers During COVID-19

New NSSF research reveals millions of people chose to purchase their first gun during the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.nssf.org

From the article:


Which means that 60 percent went to people who already own guns. Clearly most gun sales were NOT to first time buyers, unless someone thinks that 40 percent is larger than 60 percent lol.

Yeah but how does that compare to same time period the year before?

 

[BDinPutnam]

Why do we let people with no firearms knowledge regulate them? It's a crazy thought. You wouldn't have someone with no clue about construction build your house.

I'm actually surprised they haven't tried to go after shotguns yet. If they knew the damage one of those could do I bet they would, but they're too distracted with scary looking black rifles at the moment.

For the same reason we let people who haven't a clue about economics run tax policy and regulate industry.

 

[Robin]

Gonna be some awesome deals about a year from now!
Robin

 

[SonOfSun]

Yeah but how does that compare to same time period the year before?

According to the data in the article, up quite a bit. Long term first time buyers are 24 percent over a time frame, over the recent timeframe its been about 40 percent. However the claim was, and I'm quoting here, that "Most guns being bought by first time gun owners." Not new gun buyers are up, but that most guns are being bought by new time buyers, full stop. According to industry supplied data that's just not true. People can make any argument they want, but expect to be called on falsehoods.

Honestly though us pro-gun folks should be seeking out these new owners and others recently interested in owning a firearm. Invite them to go shoot their new firearm, etc. Positive exposure is how you get people on the fence to learn more, become more educated, and hopefully form a new opinion. This is especially true for people thinking about being a first time owner that haven't taken the plunge yet. We should be looking at these new owners as potential fighters for our cause, not scoffing at them because of their past opinions. America needs more 2A proponents, not less.

 

[BDinPutnam]

So maybe instead of arguing amongst ourselves we should capitalize on the nearly double % increase in new buyers year on year.

Yup, about sums up where I'm at too.

 

[Chevusa]

I have a story that I believe will reflect the vast majority of these new firearms owners.

I was out at a local bar chatting with the bartender who I know just from being a regular at the bar. I knew he owned a few guns but didn't carry them. He actually obeys his restrictions and really doesn't have a desire to carry. Anyway, we were talking about a few guns when another customer overheard us as she came up to the bar to order another drink.

She told us that she had a gun but didn't know what it was. I got the model name out of her and then told her who made it. I don't remember anymore what kind it was. Some small .380. She said that when she got it she took it out and shot a few boxes of ammo through it and enjoyed it, but after that she never bought any more ammo and it's been sitting in the box in her closet ever since. So the new gun thing wore off, she never took it out again, never got more ammo, and for the last few years it's just been sitting in her closet, inaccessible and unusable even if she needed it.

This is exactly was most of these liberal new gun owners are going to do. They wanted a gun to keep in the closet for home protection. They might take it out and shoot it once, but it will stay in the back of a closet somewhere and be forgotten about. They don't care about gun rights. Especially now that they got one. They don't care that others won't be able to get them. I bet some of them will support gun control even more now. They have theirs and don't think others should have them. It'll be safer if less people have them. A gun for them but no one else. It's the liberal way.