Presidential Debate Gun Control
After all it was a driving issue during the democratic primary one at least two candidates decided to make a focal point of their campaigns.
Presidential debate gun control. And society and an expert on gun violence says the gun debate is getting people to the polls because public anger is at a boiling point. Still more legislation came after the attempt on ronald reagan s life waco and some nut out in san francisco that shot 14 people in a law office. Peter ambler executive director of giffords the gun control advocacy group co founded by former rep. Watch the full debate.
Lowering gun violence was one issue on which democratic presidential candidates spoke with nearly one voice. Gabby giffords an arizona democrat believes a more aspirational presidential debate can. There s a reason for that. The gun control act of 1968 was in response to assassinations of the kennedys and martin luther king.
The first presidential debate is down and while it was a dumpster fire one thing not mentioned was gun control. Democratic presidential candidates are both renewing their gun control proposals and pushing for more progressive plans in the wake of recent mass shootings in odessa texas el paso and dayton. Coming amid the democrats ongoing 2020 presidential. It was a recurring theme during democratic debates as.
The 2020 democratic presidential candidates agree on big gun control policies including banning the sale of semiautomatic rifles such as the ar 15. The question which prompted the first statement about guns was about how to heal the nation following the high profile shootings of minorities and in response one of hillary s top recommendations is to get guns out of the hands of people who shouldn t have them. But researchers question the effectiveness of some of the democrats proposals.