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Elizabeth Warren's plan for gun violence prevention
Link to tweet
Can't help but think, though, that I've seen this plan before...
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Elizabeth Warren's plan for gun violence prevention (Original Post)
namahage
Sep 2019
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I agree with Warrens plan, and I agree with Rock & would go one step further on ammunition....
turbinetree
Sep 2019
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TomCADem
(17,378 posts)1. Bernie's Plan Is To Repeal The Pro-Gun Laws He Helped Pass
Of course, there is Bernie's support of the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which made gun makers immune from lawsuits. Well, Bernie is now campaigning on repealing this law, but always fails to mention that he voted for the bill that he helped pass. But it does not stop there. Bernie has a long history of pro-gun votes:
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-campaign-will-face-scrutiny-clinton-got-ncna973136
For example, many Democratic voters may now be surprised to learn that Sanders opposed a staggering number of gun safety measures throughout his career. He voted five times against the Brady Bill, a common-sense measure mandating a waiting period and background check before purchasing firearms. Rather than apologize, his 2016 campaign doubled down: His top aide, Jeff Weaver, characterized the Brady Bill, in Politifacts words, a "federal overreach."
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But Sanders gun votes dont end there: He voted to allow firearms on Amtrak trains; he voted to create what is now called Charleston loophole that allowed Dylann Roof to obtain the weapon used to murder nine African-Americans in a Charleston church in June 2015. He even voted repeatedly against holding gun manufacturers liable for the destruction caused by their products, which was strange because he supported similar consumer protection measures for other industries, like food manufacturers.
Still, he felt so strongly about protecting the gun industry from lawsuits that he actually defended his votes on the campaign trail before being forced to flip flop.
Democratic voters who listened to his relentless attacks on Clinton (who wasnt even in Congress at the time) over the 1994 Crime Bill which was partially responsible for the mass incarceration crisis facing our country might also be shocked to learn that Sanders voted for it. The excuses for his vote were pathetic: His supporters pointed to the fact that he gave a strongly-worded speech condemning aspects of the bill before casting a vote in favor of it.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)2. I agree with Warrens plan, and I agree with Rock & would go one step further on ammunition....
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RainCaster
(10,677 posts)3. Add a liability insurance requirement for owners
San Jose, CA is doing this, and it should be nation - wide. Automobile owners must have this, along with a license, so should gun owners.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bigtree
(85,915 posts)4. Kamala has a similar plan she outlined in April
Link to tweet
April 22, 2019
At a town hall hosted by CNN, Ms. Harris said that, if elected, she would sign an executive order mandating background checks for customers of any firearms dealer who sells more than five guns a year. The executive actions would also include more stringent regulation of gun manufacturers that could result in revoked licenses or prosecution, as well as an attempt to close the loophole that allows some domestic abusers to purchase guns if their victim is an unwedded partner.
There are people in Washington, D.C., supposed leaders, Ms. Harris said on CNN Monday evening, who have failed to have the courage to reject a false choice which suggests youre either in favor of the second amendment or you want to take everyones guns away.
We need reasonable gun safety laws in this country, starting with universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapon ban, she added, but they have failed to have the courage to act.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/us/politics/kamala-harris-gun-control.html
...three months ago:
*Kamala's gun safety plan*
Action on Gun Violence in Kamala Harris First 100 Days
Taking Executive Action if Republicans Continue to Cower to the NRA
https://kamalaharris.org/gunviolence/
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden