2020 Candidates Views on Gun Control: A Voter’s Guide
The politics of gun control have played a role in decades of presidential elections, but advocates for the movement appear poised to make their greatest gains yet should a Democrat defeat Donald Trump in 2020.
The White House hopefuls are describing recent mass shootings as indicative of an urgent, uniquely American emergency — casting subsequent inaction as among the most glaring moral failings in recent U.S. history.
And national Democrats, united in a visceral opposition toward gun lobbies such as the National Rifle Association, remain galvanized by the wave of activism still emanating from last year’s tragedy at a high school in Parkland, Florida.
Gun Control
Assault Weapons
How should the government regulate the deadliest varieties of firearms?
17 candidates have declared a position
There are three policy positions outlined so far.
Gun Control
Background Checks
How should purchasers of lethal weapons be vetted in America?
16 candidates have declared a position
There is one policy position outlined so far.
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