Democrat Gun Control

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is launching a campaign designed to call attention to the fact that gun-free zones provide “shooting galleries for maniacs.” 

Democrats who lined up to push gun control after the shootings in Virginia Beach, Tree of Life Synagogue, and Parkland, remain conspicuously silent as 40-plus individuals are shot weekend after weekend in Chicago.

Every Democrat presidential hopeful supports a slew of gun controls but eight in particular actually plan to ban certain guns that law-abiding Americans currently possess.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) is seeking a ban on suppressors, a confiscatory Red Flag Law, and other gun controls Tuesday when state lawmakers convene in special session.

Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell told CNN that background checks would make us “all safe in America.”

New gun controls taking effect July 1, 2019, will require citizens of California to pass a background check every time they buy a box of ammunition.

Montana Gov. and Democrat presidential hopeful Steve Bullock says it is time to view guns as a “public health issue.”

Socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders indicated that he and his followers welcome the hatred of groups like the NRA.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claims universal background checks are more popular than “baseball, kittens, and apple pie.”

Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell (D) used a Thursday morning tweet to push prosecution for those who defy his proposed AR-15 ban.

Illinois State Sen. Julie Morrison (D) taunted a concerned gun owner during a town hall by telling him she might forgo fining him and simply confiscate his firearms.

Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden told an audience in New York City that we have the “capacity” to build “James Bond-style” guns that do not fire without a DNA match.

Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell (D-CT) used a Monday speech to reveal his hopes to ban the individual ownership of more than 200 rounds of any given caliber of ammunition.

Shootings are surging in Baltimore despite the presence of bans on “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines, two of the Democrats’ go-to gun controls.

Numerous House Democrats and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are sponsoring legislation to allow victims of gun crime sue firearm manufacturers. 

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is seeking more regulations on toy guns, imitation guns, and BB rifles and pistols. 

During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Democrat presidential hopeful Cory Booker could not say his gun controls would have prevented the Virginia Beach shooting.

Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell reiterated his pledge to take AR-15s and similar rifles away from law-abiding citizens.

During Sunday’s airing of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) blamed Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for the Virginia Beach shooting.

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA-2) and Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA-35) called for more gun control Friday before the details of the Virginia Beach shooting were even known.

Barack Obama said U.S. gun laws “don’t make much sense” and specifically criticized the ability to “buy machine guns.”

Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden released his education plan Tuesday and one of the main goals is to “defeat the National Rifle Association.”

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claims the 1994 “assault weapons” ban prevented massacres but the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reported that the ban could not be credited with any reduction in crime.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr describes the gun control movement as his movement.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo opposes a legislation allowing permitless carry for self-defense on grounds that he believes it would “embolden” gang members.

House Democrats voted down an amendment Wednesday to prevent gun offenders from getting amnesty status under the DREAM Act.

Illinois State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D) is pushing a 400 percent price increase for the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) cards law-abiding citizens need to acquire a gun.

Democrat presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper believes Americans who want guns should first be licensed and demonstrate an understanding of gun safety.

Democrat presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is pledging executive action to block “assault weapons” even though their import is already banned.

On Tuesday a federal judge rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Washington’s gun control Initiative 1639.