{"id":1035970,"date":"2024-06-14T22:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1035970"},"modified":"2024-06-14T22:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:03:26","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-put-the-gun-lobby-over-americans-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-put-the-gun-lobby-over-americans-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: VP Contenders Put the Gun Lobby Over Americans\u2019 Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As Donald Trump\u2019s VP contenders continue to side with the gun lobby, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust like Donald Trump himself, his VP contenders have desperately caved to the gun lobby at every turn and failed to protect our communities\u2019 safety. Trump\u2019s veepstakes hopefuls back his dangerous MAGA agenda of railing against commonsense reforms, while voting against the most significant federal bipartisan gun safety legislation in decades. As Trump and his MAGA minions put the gun lobby ahead of the American people, voters are ready to reject their reckless and out-of-touch agenda in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump\u2019s potential running mates share yearslong records of opposing commonsense gun safety measures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JD Vance<\/strong><\/a>: \u2018The background check system is not the problem\u2026 the idea that expanded background checks is going to solve that problem is unfortunately not true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cRubio<\/strong>, the two-term Republican incumbent, said days after the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. \u2014 at an event with student survivors \u2014 that he would support such age restrictions as well as expanded background checks on gun purchases. But at his first and only debate with Democratic challenger Demings, the senator said the law \u2018doesn\u2019t work\u2019 and also said background checks would not have stopped the litany of shootings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd he criticized the gun-control legislation that Congress passed this year with some Republican support, calling it \u2018crazy\u2019 and suggesting it would allow guns to be seized in too many situations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFYR<\/a>: \u201cGov. Doug Burgum<\/strong>, R-N.D., has signed a proclamation designating North Dakota as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State. Gun rights were a hot topic this legislative session and Gov. Burgum has signed at least ten gun related bills into law, most notably a bill that removes liability from someone who\u2019s defending themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest Times Record<\/a>: \u201cRep.-Elect Tom Cotton<\/strong>, R-Dardanelle, said Wednesday that Congress should focus on the mental health system in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He is opposed to any new gun regulations, saying that there are \u2018enough already on the books.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WPDE<\/a>: \u201cSouth Carolina Senator Tim Scott<\/strong> was among the 33 Senators that voted against the [Bipartisan Safer Communities Act].\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Republic<\/a>: \u201cRep. Kristi Noem,<\/strong> R-S.D., isn\u2019t interested in expanding federal background checks for gun-buyers. Background checks would not have stopped recent violent, public gun deaths, she said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida\u2019s Voice<\/a>: \u201cU.S. Rep. Byron Donalds<\/strong>, R-Florida, said Tuesday he voted against the bipartisan gun legislation because it supported funding for red flag laws, which he called a \u2018poison pill.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1819 News<\/a>: \u201cRepublican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Boyd Britt<\/strong> said she opposed the bill and does not support additional gun laws. \u2018Gun grabbers use so-called \u2018red flag laws\u2019 as a gateway to push their disarming agenda,\u2019 Britt told 1819 News.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The News TN<\/a>: \u201cBlackburn<\/strong> voted against passage of the \u2018Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,\u2019 a piece of gun control legislation that incentivizes for states to pass \u2018red flag\u2019 laws, closes of the long-controversial \u2018boyfriend loophole\u2019 that allows some domestic abusers to purchase firearms, pours resources into federal mental health efforts and strengthens background checks for those under the age of 21 purchasing firearms, among other essential steps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KHOU<\/a>: \u201cGov. Greg Abbott<\/strong> signed the open carry and campus carry bills into law Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s VP contenders in Congress caved to the gun lobby by voting against the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years that President Biden and Vice President Harris worked across the aisle to deliver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cBiden signs landmark gun measure, says \u2018lives will be saved\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise<\/strong>\u2026 The legislation will toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged to be dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voted against in the Senate<\/a>: Tim Scott, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty, <\/strong>and Mike Lee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Voted against in the House<\/a>: Byron Donalds <\/strong>and Elise Stefanik.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is running on a dangerous MAGA agenda and is railing against commonsense reforms like expanded background checks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump told National Rifle Association members on Friday that \u2018no one will lay a finger on your firearms\u2019 if he wins the presidency, vowing to roll back Biden-era gun restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe former president specifically said he would roll back the Biden administration\u2019s \u2018Zero-Tolerance\u2019 policy that revokes federal licenses from firearm dealers that violate gun laws. And he said he would undo regulations on pistol braces, or stabilization devices that have also been used in gun massacres.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI will sign concealed carry reciprocity. <\/strong>Your Second Amendment does not end at the state line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump suggests arming teachers<\/strong> as a solution to increase school safety\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] also called for eliminating gun-free school zones, <\/strong>adding that such zones leave victims with no means to defend themselves in case of an attack by an armed person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump won\u2019t stop pandering to the NRA \u2014 which has spent tens of millions of dollars to support his campaigns \u2014 and earlier this year told school shooting victims to \u201cget over it.\u201d<\/strong>
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New York Times<\/a>: \u201cIn the face of N.R.A. opposition, [Trump] has also retreated from his earlier openness to expanded background checks and a renewal of the expired ban on assault weapons.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump met with survivors of the Parkland school shooting and attempted to convey a sincere intention to act. \u2026 What happened next was predictable. Trump met with the head of the NRA. He stopped talking about the issue he was going to solve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump on Iowa School Shooting: \u2018Get Over It\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA day after a gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people at Perry High School northwest of Des Moines, Donald Trump returned to the state at a campaign event and told residents that they \u2018have to get over it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s no bigger fan of the NRA [than me].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump says mass shootings are not ‘a gun problem’ as 2024 GOP hopefuls pledge loyalty to the NRA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cAfter Taunting Republicans for Being Afraid of NRA, Trump Gives In to NRA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cAfter latest shooting, Trump pushes Facebook ads \u2018straight from the NRA playbook\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump on Friday addressed the National Rifle Association\u2019s annual conference in Houston \u2026 just three days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cA slew of 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls courted gun rights activists Friday at a National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis that took place in the wake of mass shootings in Kentucky and Tennessee in recent days. Former President Donald Trump \u2026 attended the gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yahoo News<\/a>: \u201cThe gun-rights group spent $54 million during the 2016 election cycle, including $30 million to help Donald Trump get elected president.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortune<\/a>: \u201cFor instance, in 2020, the NRA alone spent over $12 million campaigning against Biden and another $4.5 million in favor of Donald Trump<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump made the gun violence epidemic WORSE as president, making it easier for criminals to carry guns by standing in the way of commonsense gun reform \u2014 all while the murder rate skyrocketed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cConceding to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Brief Gun Control Promise\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Trump on Monday abandoned his promise to work for gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association, bowing to the gun group and embracing its agenda of armed teachers and incremental improvements to the background check system.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cThe [Trump] White House on Monday issued a statement warning that President Trump would veto proposed legislation to enhance background checks for gun purchases if it passes the House and Senate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump quietly used regulations to expand gun access\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn addition, the Trump Justice Department narrowed the definition of \u201cfugitive,\u201d excluding people from being added to the national database and barred from buying a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cFBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>: \u201cThe Council on Criminal Justice, a D.C.-based research group, found that homicides in 21 American cities were up 32% between March and October compared with 2019. And some analysts believe 2020 could record the largest-ever single-year increase in murders in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Donald Trump\u2019s VP contenders continue to side with the gun lobby, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cJust like Donald Trump himself, his VP contenders have desperately caved to the gun lobby at every turn and failed to protect our communities\u2019 safety. 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