2018 MS Senate race: on Gun Control


David Baria: Common-sense measures, like restrict semi-automatic weapons

Q: Gun Control: Support more restrictive gun control legislation? Restrict semi-automatic weapons?

David Baria (D): Yes to both. Gun owner & hunter, but "common sense gun safety measures" don't mean "you're anti-gun or anti-Second Amendment."

Roger Wicker (R): No to both. "Do not feel more gun control laws are the answer to the problems confronting our nation."

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Roger Wicker: More gun control laws are not the answer to gun problems

Q: Gun Control: Support more restrictive gun control legislation? Restrict semi-automatic weapons?

David Baria (D): Yes to both. Gun owner & hunter, but "common sense gun safety measures" don't mean "you're anti-gun or anti-Second Amendment."

Roger Wicker (R): No to both. "Do not feel more gun control laws are the answer to the problems confronting our nation."

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race Oct 9, 2018

David Baria: I support 2nd Amendment along with rest of Bill of Rights

Describing himself as a gun owner and hunter, Baria tells a questioner, "I support the Second˙Amendment, and I support all other nine amendments in the Bill of Rights."
Source: Jackson Free Press on 2018 Mississippi Senate race May 8, 2018

Jensen Bohren: Moratorium on studying gun violence must be lifted

On the issue of gun control, Bohren's stance is a bit more controversial for progressives and the Democratic Party. Although Bohren supports the Second Amendment, he is in favor of extensively researching gun violence. "We need to lift the˙moratorium on studying the underlying causes of gun violence. We haven't studied the fundamentals of the issue since the mid-nineties. To avoid researching an issue due to political implications is stunningly irresponsible."
Source: MillennialPolitics.CO on 2018 Mississippi Senate race Jan 6, 2018

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Candidates and political leaders on Gun Control:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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