Several statements have been made that suggest that there are "allies" within the Democratic Party that will work to protect the rights of US gun owners. Nobody has responded to my request to name five Democrats at the federal level who renounce the the Democratic Party platform on restriction of the right of Americans to keep and bear arms. The statement has been made that the Democratic Party is not monolithic. Below is an excerpt from the 2020 Democratic Party Platform outlining the Party's position on gun control. I am unable to see the part, section, or phrase within that statement that suggests the Party is in any way allied with gun owners. I am unable to find any reporting which suggests this list of severe restrictions on the right of Americans to keep and bear arms gave rise to any disagreement or debate when adopted as the official platform of the Democratic Party. If there is evidence to suggest that there is significant dissension within the Party over this platform, I would welcome its presentation. This is the current Democratic Party's position on gun control in their own words:
Democrats will enact universal background checks, end online sales of guns and ammunition,close dangerous loopholes that currently allow stalkers, abusive partners, and some individuals convicted of assault or battery to buy and possess firearms, and adequately fund the federal47background check system. We will close the “Charleston loophole” and prevent individuals who have been convicted of hate crimes from possessing firearms. Democrats will ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. We will incentivize states to enact licensing requirements for owning firearms and extreme risk protection order laws that allow courts to temporarily remove guns from the possession of those who are a danger to themselves or others. We will pass legislation requiring that guns be safely stored in homes. And Democrats believe that gun companies should be held responsible for their products, just like any other business, and will prioritize repealing the law that shields gun manufacturers from civil liability.
Let us note some of the more salient points:
1) Universal background checks. They mean that every transfer of a firearm shall require a NICS check.
2) The prohibition of any and all on-line sales of guns and ammunition.
3) "Closing the Charleston loophole" means ending the 3 day limit on non-response by the NICS system to a background check. They demand that there is no limit on how long the federal government can delay a transfer based on non-response to the request.
4) Prohibit the manufacture and sale of "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazines. Based on legislation voted into law by several Democratic legislatures, "assault weapon" may mean any semi-automatic firearm. Based on legislation voted into law by several Democratic legislatures, "high capacity magazine" may mean any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
5) Support for licensing requirements to own firearms. This is
de facto registration.
6) Support for extreme risk protection order laws that allow courts to temporarily remove guns from the possession of those who are a danger to themselves or others. This means the removal of one's right to keep and bear arms without the right to trial.
7) Will pass legislation requiring that guns be safely stored in homes. Based on legislation voted into law by some Democratic legislatures, this means a requirement to store guns in the home in a manner that, at best, heavily limits their accessibility and use for home defense.
8) Repeal of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Democrats seek to remove reasonable liability protection for firearms manufacturers to render it financially impossible to manufacture and sell firearms.
https://www.demconvention.com/wp-co...emocratic-Party-Platform-For-Distribution.pdf
This is the Party Platform adopted in 2020. If those who insist there are
allies to American gun owners among Democrats could point to any senior Democrat who opposed adoption of this plank in the Party Platform, I would appreciate it.
I appreciate the lack of non-firearms political content on the High Road. I do not understand and, based on the positions adopted by the Democratic Party, reject the assertion that there is bi-partisanship with regard to protecting the rights of Americans to keep and bear arms. The Party's official platform, adopted without any notable dissent, directly endorses infringing on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. That is not "an opinion"; that is factually stated in their official position. I have no objection whatsoever to "keep it civil". But the statement that the Democratic Party actively seeks to infringe the right of the people to keep and bear arms in violation of the Second amendment is not an opinion, view, or slur; it is a statement of their official position.
And there is no separation between Official Party Platform and actual activity by the Party’s members:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ntrol-acts-tomorrow-contact-your-reps.885131/