Survey of 2020 Presidential campaign websites: on Gun Control
Rocky De La Fuente:
Supports "fair gun control" and Second Amendment
Barring a constitutional amendment, I support the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. I support fair gun control legislation that provides a higher level of safety for the general public without violating the fundamental right to bear arms.
(i.e., legislation that is limited to enhanced registration, training, logical weapons limitation by properly defined type, etc.)
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website rocky101.com
Mar 4, 2020
Tom Steyer:
Gun violence is a public health epidemic
Gun violence is a public health epidemic that claims far too many lives each year.
Tom stands with students, parents, educators, law enforcement, victims of gun violence, and community members, and is ready to implement the urgent common-sense gun safety reforms we desperately need.
His plan--titled "We Can End Gun Violence"--will establish universal background checks, ban large-capacity magazines and assault weapons, enact red flag laws, close loopholes, create a new
Office of Gun Safety and licensing requirements, and provide resources to communities to reduce gun violence.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website TomSteyer.com
Feb 3, 2020
Mike Bloomberg:
Close "boyfriend loophole," pass national red flag law
Mike's plan will require point-of-sale background checks for all gun sales and finally close the private sale loophole, which enables prohibited people to buy guns simply by finding unlicensed sellers at gun shows or on the Internet.
It will require every gun buyer to get a permit before making a purchase. It will use sales records to identify crime guns and notify local police when individuals have been prohibited from having a gun.
Mike's plan will close the "boyfriend loophole" which allows domestic abusers to have guns, despite criminal convictions or restraining orders--simply because they are not married to their victims. It will pass a federal red flag law that
expands extreme risk orders to 50 states. It will require gun buyers to be at least 21 years old to buy handguns and semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. And it will set a temporary ban on gun possession by assault and other violent misdemeanor offenders.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeBloomberg.com
Jan 20, 2020
Mike Bloomberg:
Ban assault weapons; hold gun industry accountable
Mike will reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; current assault weapons owners will be allowed to keep their guns but will have to report them to federal officials. He will require secure storage of firearms when
they are not in use, which has been shown to reduce the risk of child gun injuries by up to 85 percent. He will also ban all guns in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities--except for law enforcement.
Mike's plan will repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) so that gunmakers and gun dealers will no longer have broad immunity from civil lawsuits. It will allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to treat guns
like other household products so that the federal government will have the power to set safety requirements for gun technology. It will formally declare the gun violence crisis to be a public health emergency to expedite funds and research.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeBloomberg.com
Jan 20, 2020
Joe Sestak:
Strong proponent of common sense gun laws
I believe in the right to bear arms, but I am also a strong proponent of common sense gun laws, such as closing the "gun show loophole" (which allows people to avoid background checks by buying guns at gun shows and conventions or from other "private
sellers"), closing the "gun kit" or "ghost gun" loophole (which allows people to buy portions of guns that are easy to assemble into functioning firearms), and creating a more effective national background check system, including by enabling states
to add felons, domestic abusers, and other violent criminals to the background check database.I also believe we must once again ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Having served in the armed forces for over thirty years,
I know what weapons of war are, and I know that they do not belong in American communities. The horrifying mass shootings of recent years should be all the proof our lawmakers need to finally take action.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website JoeSestak.com
Jun 23, 2019
Eric Swalwell:
National ban and buyback of semiautomatic assault weapons
Ending Gun Violence: No more turning a blind eye to American lives stolen by gun violence. We must enact truly universal background checks for all gun and ammunition purchases, do more to take guns away from domestic abusers, push states to adopt gun
violence restraining order laws, and remove weapons of war from our communities once and for all. I'm the only candidate calling for a mandatory national ban and buyback of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons.
Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign website EricSwalwell.com
May 2, 2019
Marianne Williamson:
Ban assault rifles & bump stocks
Our right to bear arms does not come without rules. As president I would support:- Eliminating the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons
- Banning bump stocks and high capacity magazines
- Strict control of gun use among children and
access to guns among children
- Required universal background checks, including at gun shows
- Mandatory waiting periods for all gun dealers, including gun shows and sporting retailers
- Reinstatement of Obama-era restrictions on the ability of the
mentally ill to purchase a gun
- Child safety locks on all guns
- Passage of Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws nationwide.
- Removing current limits on the CDC's ability to track and record gun ownership numbers in America (vital information which
helps in researching the overwhelming amount of gun deaths and underlying causes)
- Gun licenses should involve more complete coursework, training, and requirements--including age restrictions and periodic renewal.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
Andrew Yang:
Three-tier gun licensing for common-sense safety
Most Americans agree on common-sense safety requirements and restrictions on firearms. As President, I will...- Promote a stringent, tiered licensing system for gun ownership (think a CDL vs. a regular driver's license):
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All tiers: Pass a federal background check, eliminating the gun show loophole.
- Tier 1--Basic hunting rifles and handguns: Provide a receipt for an appropriately-sized gun locker, or trigger lock per registered gun.
- Tier 2--Semi-automatic rifles:
Have a Tier 1 license for at least 1 year; Pass an advanced firearm safety class.
- Tier 3--Advanced and automatic weaponry: Ban high-capacity magazines; Require submission of fingerprints and DNA to the FBI
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Those who currently own any firearms will be grandfathered in with their current license, and for the 1-year requirement if they decide to apply for a Tier 2 license.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Yang2020.com
Mar 29, 2019
Howard Schultz:
False choice between gun ban and unlimited gun ownership
Today, believe it or not, a majority of teens worry they could get shot while they are in school. Now this is horrific. Unconscionable. A shameful statistic that none of us should find acceptable or accept. It is the highest responsibility of our
government to protect its citizens. economy But once again, the majority of the country, most Americans, want to see a solution to this. Some on the far Left want to ban guns altogether. The far Right has pushed back on even reasonable limitations on
gun ownership. I believe it's time to enact common-sense gun reforms that are supported by a clear majority of the American people. We must protect people's constitutional right to bear arms, and make it safer to do so, through universal and
enhanced background checks with no loopholes. If you are a criminal or mentally ill, you should not be able to obtain a gun. But most importantly, no parent should be afraid to take their kid to school because of fear of gun violence.
Source: Purdue Univ. speech on 2020 Presidential Campaign website
Feb 7, 2019
John Kasich:
Learn from mass shooting tragedies and take action
John Kasich supports the Second Amendment and has signed multiple bills to protect gun rights. As a pragmatic conservative Governor Kasich also recognizes the need for common-sense solutions to our nation's problems. In recent years, our country has
been devastated by a dramatic increase in school shootings and mass killings--many with the use of semi-automatic weapons. Governor Kasich believes that we should not be afraid to learn from these tragedies and take appropriate action.
John Kasich has spoken out on the need for reasonable reforms to prevent future massacres--including the potential of expanding background checks on gun sales and limiting the ability to sell weapons that have often been used in mass killings.
The 2nd Amendment is one of the most divisive issues in our country. Leadership requires the willingness to tackle these issues and to find solutions. Our country and our children deserve that leadership.
Source: 2020 presidential hopefuls: campaign website JohnKasich.com
Sep 18, 2018
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