ELECTION ISSUE
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Where Do Candidates Stand on Guns?

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Positions

Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"I believe in the Second Amendment. I also believe we need to renew the assault weapons ban, we need red flag laws, and we need universal background checks."Sep 10, 2024
Cornel West
Cornel West"[N]o document... is as sacred as precious lives and the need to preserve them through common sense [gun] laws."Sep 10, 2024
Jill Stein
Jill Stein"It's far past time to end the epidemic of gun violence with common-sense gun safety laws."Sep 10, 2024
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance“[W]e don’t want somebody to have their gun rights taken away when they haven’t actually been to court of law."Aug 20, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"This is not a gun problem... This is a mental health problem."
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"We understand that the Second Amendment is there, but our first responsibility is to our kids to figure this out."Oct 02, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"We're not taking anybody's guns away."Sep 11, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"This [mass shootings] is a mental health problem."Apr 15, 2023
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"There's no place for weapons of war in our schools."Oct 01, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"I was proud to be the most pro-gun, pro-Second Amendment president you've ever had in the White House."Apr 15, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr."My stance on the Second Amendment is simple: I’m not going to take anyone’s guns away."Sep 10, 2024
Chase Oliver
Chase Oliver"I oppose gun control, and if elected president, gun ban bills would be vetoed and sent to the dustbin."Sep 10, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"I know basic gun safety isn’t a threat to my rights."Sep 10, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"There's a vision to reduce gun violence with absolutely no infringement on those who lawfully own guns."Aug 09, 2024
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance"[W]e have to empower law enforcement to arrest the bad guys, put them away, and take gun offenders off the streets."Oct 02, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"I think there's a capacity to find solutions on this that work, protect Second Amendment, protect our children."Oct 02, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"Part of the practical solution is to agree that we need smart gun safety laws".Jan 29, 2019
Tim Walz
Tim Walz"There are reasonable things that we can do to make a difference [to gun violence]."Oct 02, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris"I'm in favor of the Second Amendment, and I know we need reasonable gun safety laws in our country."Sep 11, 2024


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