Dem candidates embrace gun control in campaign for House takeover

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Dem candidates embrace gun control in campaign for House takeover

By Adam Shaw | Fox News

As the Democrats shift to the left on a number of issues from health care to immigration, they’ve already gone all in on one of the most contentious issues around -- gun control

A study by The Wall Street Journal found that of the 63 candidates on the House Democrats’ campaign arm’s list of seats to flip in November, 62 support expanded background checks for gun purchases.

While Dems have long pushed for gun control, there was a time when some candidates ignored the issue, included gun rights as part of their platform or even allied with the National Rifle Association. But support for gun control among candidates has hardened in recent years after a rash of high-profile mass shootings including at schools -- most recently in Parkland, Florida in February and Santa Fe, Texas in May.

That shift is being reflected in activity on the campaign trail, with more Democrats being more vocal on gun control and their advocacy of proposals such as background checks.

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[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Good. Go For It.

These fools just Never know when to stop cutting their own noses off to spite their stupid faces.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/34679/womp-womp-dncs-tom-perez-prepares-democrats-losses-ryan-saavedra

[Timothy Dennis]

According to the CDC and a NY Times poll approximately 33,000 persons were killed by gunfire in 2016. What they fail to tell us is that there are around 325,000,000 of us in our land. You do the math. Does this total seem outlandish to you?! While each death is tragic, the idea that we are a craven violent society where millions are being killed is ridiculous. Someone needs to get the word out that 33,000 gun deaths out of 325,000,000 people is a paltry total. WE MUST DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS!! This is essential to ensure that a wayward government or crazed political party or movement will not take hold and strip our rights to defend our families, and ALSO prohibit us from being enslaved by a wayward government. It's happened before, you know!