Liberals Want, But Will They Do?

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  1. btthegreat

    btthegreat Well-Known Member

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    Any 'quoted' comment should have a link with a name of the person, a date and event that you claim it was said and any relevant context, otherwise you are posting garbage. The DNC vice chair is not the chair, and the chair is not the views of some subcommittee or some full committee, let alone the DNC. and none of those reflect the views of Democratic party or 'the left' or the collective views of Democrats,whatever they might be. If you want to know the views of the Democratic Party, you won't find it in any one person's comments, any more than I can find the views the 'right' or the GOP by quoting the vice chair of the RNC .
    Here is at least something resembling a statement that may reflect the views of the DNC and any poster with a modicum of intellectual integrity could have found this instead of a half-baked, unlinked or sourced quote . https://www.democrats.org/party-platform#gun-violence.

    'Preventing Gun Violence
    With 33,000 Americans dying every year, Democrats believe that we must finally take sensible action to address gun violence. While responsible gun ownership is part of the fabric of many communities, too many families in America have suffered from gun violence. We can respect the rights of responsible gun owners while keeping our communities safe. To build on the success of the lifesaving Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, we will expand and strengthen background checks and close dangerous loopholes in our current laws; repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to revoke the dangerous legal immunity protections gun makers and sellers now enjoy; and keep weapons of war—such as assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines (LCAM's)—off our streets. We will fight back against attempts to make it harder for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to revoke federal licenses from law breaking gun dealers, and ensure guns do not fall into the hands of terrorists, intimate partner abusers, other violent criminals, and those with severe mental health issues. There is insufficient research on effective gun prevention policies, which is why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must have the resources it needs to study gun violence as a public health issue."

    And that, my colleagues, is the closest any of us are going to get to a realistic representation of what the democratic party faithful really want to do on gun control
     
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