Democrats in recent years have reached near-consensus on some gun proposals, but the presidential campaign has brought forth ideas that are splitting the 2020 field. Here's a look at the candidates' positions on gun control.
because the shooter in the 2015 church attack in Charleston, South Carolina, obtained a gun due to a clerical error in the background check process, which took more than three days to complete.
If Congress does not pass legislation to expand background checks, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has also vowed to pursue related changesthat would more broadly define licensed gun dealers to apply to anyone who sells more than five guns in a year. For the first time, however, some prominent Democrats are proposing going beyond just banning future sales and are now supportingprogram that would require existing owners to sell their firearms covered under the proposal to the government.
In another approach that goes beyond previous assault weapons bans, candidates including Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are suggesting regulation of existing assault weapons in a manner similar to machine guns, meaning that owners would have to register their firearms, pay a tax and pass a background check to keep them.
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