Democrats' party platform, revealed during their
National Convention, calls for more rigorous gun control laws, including
reinstating the assault weapons ban.
The DNC platform says Democrats “believe that the right to own
firearms is subject to reasonable regulation," then calls for “reinstating the
assault weapons ban and closing the gun show loophole” and a “focus on effective
enforcement of existing laws, especially strengthening our background check
system.”
President Barack Obama personally backed down on support of an
assault weapons ban after the tragic shootings in Aurora, Colorado and a
Wisconsin Sikh temple, realizing such proposals would not have broad popular
support. Source
