Gun ownership should be treated very, very differently
Democrats have largely converged on a moderate, consensus view of gun control; we wanted to get at a deeper question of values--so we asked "In an ideal world, would anyone own handguns?" Some answers:
Beto O'Rourke, Former congressman from
Texas: "In an ideal world, we would listen to people instead of political action committees and the gun lobby and the NRA."
John Hickenlooper, Former governor of Colorado: "Study after study shows that having a handgun, in most cases, makes you less
safe, not more."
Juli n Castro, Former housing secretary: "In an ideal world, people would not own handguns."
Cory Booker, Senator from New Jersey: "As president of the United States, I'm going to bring a fight to this problem like folks have
never seen before."
Kamala Harris, Senator from California: "We need to be practical on this. We need to pass smart gun safety laws."
Bill de Blasio, NYC Mayor: "In the ideal world, gun ownership would be treated very, very differently."
Project Fast Track focuses on gangs & illegal guns
In 2016, De Blasio helped launch a "gun violence prevention division" called Project Fast Track.
It increased the NYPD's capacity to investigate shootings, gangs and illegal guns, according to NYC.gov.
Source: Townhall.com: "The 2020 Democrats" (presidential hopefuls)
, May 18, 2019
Gun laws are necessary to protect the city and ourselves
Mayor Bill de Blasio, responding to a reporter's question about the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case, said at a news conference on Tuesday that the city would vigorously defend its law [limiting residents from transporting their guns outside
the home]. "We, every single day, are working to make this the safest big city in America," he said. "We need the laws that we have that protect against guns being on our streets and we will fight to protect ourselves, that's the bottom line."
Source: N. Y. Times, "NYC Gun Law," on 2020 Democratic primary
, Jan 22, 2019
Wall Street for Change: campaign to support gun divestment
Bill de Blasio has pushed for strong gun safety laws at the state level and for the promotion of industry-wide standards in gun safety, including micro-stamping. De Blasio also led the effort to divest public pension fund
holdings in companies that manufacture the most dangerous weapons and launched the "Wall Street for Change" campaign to support gun divestment of prominent hedge funds and money managers nationwide
Source: 2013 Mayoral campaign website, www.billdeblasio.com
, Oct 22, 2013
