2020 Policy Tracker: Justice
Expanding Gun Safety Measures
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden addresses expanding gun safety measures in “The Biden Plan to End Our Gun Violence Epidemic”. His plan will:
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“Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
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“Regulate possession of existing assault weapons under the National Firearms Act.”
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“Require background checks for all gun sales.”
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“Close the “Charleston, Boyfriend, & Hate Crime” loopholes”
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“End the online sale of firearms and ammunitions”
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign platform does not include plans for expanding gun safety measures. However, he has commented on gun safety via Twitter:
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“I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. Raise age to 21 and end sale of Bump Stocks! Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue – I hope!” — 7:13 AM · Feb 22, 2018
Additionally, Trump “banned bump stocks” on December 18, 2018.