MODS, please leave this in the GD Forum because it is a general Democratic Party issue.
Our 2000 Democratic Party Platform, (
http://www.democrats.org/about/2000platform.html ) says:
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Strong and Sensible Gun Laws. A shocking level of gun violence on our streets and in our schools has shown America the need to keep guns away from those who shouldn't have them - in ways that respect the rights of hunters, sportsmen, and legitimate gun owners. The Columbine tragedy struck America's heart, but in its wake Republicans have done nothing to keep guns away from those who should not have them.
Democrats believe that we should fight gun crime on all fronts - with stronger laws and stronger enforcement. That's why Democrats fought and passed the Brady Law and the Assault Weapons Ban. We increased federal, state, and local gun crime prosecution by 22 percent since 1992. Now gun crime is down by 35 percent.
Now we must do even more. We need mandatory child safety locks, to protect our children. We should require a photo license I.D., a full background check, and a gun safety test to buy a new handgun in America. We support more federal gun prosecutors, ATF agents and inspectors, and giving states and communities another 10,000 prosecutors to fight gun crime.
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Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) Founder & CEO Al From recently held a
Gun Safety Press Briefing and the DLC recently discussed a recent poll
"Winning the Gun Vote" which gave the following results on page 21.
When asked "Which type of candidate are you most likely to support",
57% of respondents chose "A Democrat who supports 2nd Amendment gun rights, closing some gun law loopholes, and enforcing the laws on the books" versus
32% of respondents chose "A Republican who supports 2nd Amendment Rights",
Would you support changing the Democratic Party platform to the following simple statement:
Strong and Sensible Gun Laws. We support 2nd Amendment gun rights, closing gun law loopholes and enforcing laws on the books"