The Washington Examiner: on Gun Control
Cory Booker:
14-part gun control plan, with criminal enforcement
Booker was asked on CNN about his gun control proposals: "Rep. Eric Swalwell has also, like you, proposed an assault weapons ban. He's proposing a buyback program where Americans could essentially sell these guns to the government, but if they don't,
within a certain period of time, they would be prosecuted--thrown in jail, perhaps. Are you supportive of the same?"Booker responded affirmatively that the law would be enforced with criminal sanctions after a "reasonable period." He had said earlier:
"The critical thing is that these weapons of war should not be on our streets." Earlier in the day, Booker unveiled a 14-part gun control plan, which included a ban on assault weapons including high capacity magazines. "The biggest thing in the proposal
is a national gun licensing program, which would force Americans to apply for 5-year gun licenses before obtaining a firearm. The process would include fingerprinting, an interview, gun safety courses, and a federal background check," Booker said.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2020 Democratic primary
May 6, 2019
Eric Swalwell:
Assault weapon buyback program, with criminal enforcement
Cory Booker was asked on CNN about his gun control proposals: "Your competitor in the 2020 race, Congressman Eric Swalwell has also, like you, proposed an assault weapons ban. He's proposing a buyback program where Americans who currently have those
guns could sell them essentially to the government, but if they don't, within a certain period of time, they would be prosecuted--thrown in jail, perhaps. Are you supportive of the same?"
Booker responded affirmatively that the law would be enforced with criminal sanctions after a "reasonable period." He had said earlier: "The critical thing is, I think most Americans agree, that these weapons of
war should not be on our streets." Earlier in the day, Booker unveiled a 14-part gun control plan, which included a ban on assault weapons including high capacity magazines.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2020 Democratic primary
May 6, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand:
Embarrassed at previous NRA "A" rating; now rated "F"
During her tenure in the House, Gillibrand was part of the Blue Dog Coalition [of conservative Democrats]. She advertised on her website that she had a 100-percent voting record with the National Rifle Association.
She was confronted with her ideological shift during a 60 Minutes segment last February, explaining how she went from having an "A" rating from the NRA to an "F."
"I went down to
Brooklyn to meet with families who had suffered from gun violence in their communities," Gillibrand recounted. "And you immediately experience the feeling that I couldn't have been more wrong--you know,
I only had the lens of upstate New York." She went on to say that she was "embarrassed" because she had in fact lived in New York City for a decade.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2020 Presidential Hopefuls
Jan 15, 2019
Mark Brnovich:
Oppose David Chipman, activist for gun control, to lead ATF
Senators have a responsibility to oppose the confirmation of public officials who have demonstrated disdain or disregard for the importance of the role they would serve. It is for this reason that we call on the Senate to reject
Chipman's nomination to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Chipman has spent the past decade calling for radical gun control as an outspoken senior policy adviser and activist for various gun control groups.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2022 Arizona Senate race
Jul 17, 2021
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
Mass shootings linked to antidepressants & video games
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. does not agree with conventional party claims that access to guns alone has caused the rise in mass shootings, especially by youths. Instead, he cites in part the increase on antidepressants and
the use of video games. In a long-form, sit-down interview on the Club Random with Bill Maher podcast, Kennedy recalled that as a kid he attended schools that had shooting clubs, and nobody thought of turning those guns on each other.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 24, 2023
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