{"id":112028,"date":"2019-07-02T13:28:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=112028"},"modified":"2019-07-02T13:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:22:18","slug":"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers &#8216;Enemies&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch-1024x544.png\" alt=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\" class=\"wp-image-112029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch-400x212.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DebateWatch.png 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democratic hopefuls squared off in the first primary debate over two days and they had plenty to say about the gun control plans they would enact if elected. Perhaps the most important take away from the two nights is that the candidates advocated or passively supported gun confiscation, rhetorically couched as \u201cgun buybacks.\u201d Not a single one of the 20 candidates spoke in opposition to confiscation or the respect for the Second Amendment.&nbsp; So, the Democrats really are coming for your guns.&nbsp; The other key takeaway is that former Vice President Joe Biden believes the firearm industry is the \u201cenemy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, nearly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/every-2020-candidates-gun-control-stance-in-one-big-list-16796614\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\"><strong>all candidates<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;embrace a ban on modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines and instituting universal background checks. Biden would mandate that all firearms sold be equipped with unreliable biometric authorized user recognition technology, sometimes called \u201csmart guns.\u201d Let\u2019s recap what the candidates had to say about infringing on the Second Amendment. \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DEBATE PART I<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/06\/27\/elizabeth-warren-gun-confiscation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\"><strong>equated<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;crimes with firearms to a health crisis, calling it a \u2018national health emergency,\u201d but ducked answering whether she supports confiscation proposals.<\/li><li>Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/cory-booker-i-hear-gunshots-in-my-neighborhood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">said<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cI hear gunshots in my neighborhood,\u201d and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/cory-bookers-gun-control-proposal-misrepresents-the-nature-of-constitutional-rights\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\"><strong>proposed<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;a national licensing program, requiring training standards. Sen. Booker also wants to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/2019\/06\/democratic-debate-cory-booker-backs-licenses-for-gun-owners-these-are-his-full-gun-control-proposals.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">restrict<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;handguns sales to once per month. He claimed to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/hardball\/watch\/cory-booker-majority-of-americans-agree-with-me-on-common-sense-gun-control-62759493629\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">MSNBC<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that the majority of Americans agree with his plans to require licensing and training standards to exercise American rights.<\/li><li>Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) tried to convince debate viewers that a forced buyback scheme to collect the more than 16 million privately-owned modern sporting rifles isn\u2019t&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/brettt-3136\/2019\/06\/26\/amy-klobuchar-says-its-not-gun-confiscation-if-you-make-an-offer-to-buy-it-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">confiscation<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;as long as the government makes an \u201coffer.\u201d<\/li><li>New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio portrayed&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2019\/06\/26\/democratic-debate-bill-de-blasio-uses-son-address-policing-race\/1579951001\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">gun control<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;as a race issue, invoking his biracial son and quickly pivoted to policing.<\/li><li>Secretary Julian Castro (D-Texas), former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/democratic-debates-2020-10-presidential-candidates-set-square\/story?id=63940204\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">predicted<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;a Democratic sweep of The White House and Congress, ushering in unprecedented gun control. He\u2019s previously&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/06\/19\/julian-castro-handguns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;there would be no handguns in an ideal world.<\/li><li>Former U.S. Rep. Robert \u201cBeto\u201d O\u2019Rourke (D-Texas),&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/06\/26\/democrat-debate-beto-orourke-pushes-assault-weapons-ban-for-shotgun-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">called<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;modern sporting rifles \u201cweapons of war\u201d that \u201cbelong on the battlefield and not in our communities.\u201d<\/li><li>Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) steered clear of committing to gun control on the stage, referring to changes in mental health care instead. Ryan was once a Lifetime NRA member, but has since&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/article\/2019\/jun\/24\/who-tim-ryan-bio-democratic-presidential-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">embraced<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;gun control platforms and even donated $20,000 of NRA contributions to gun control groups.<\/li><li>Former U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) didn\u2019t get to directly answer questions on gun control other than to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/politics\/Everything-John-Delaney-Said-Democratic-Debates-511879482.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">say<\/a><\/strong>solutions must be reached in a bipartisan manner. However, Rep. Delaney&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.johndelaney.com\/issues\/gun-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\"><strong>cosponsored<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;legislation to ban modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines and would criminalize private firearms transfers.<\/li><li>Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) spoke on military arms on the debate stage, but didn\u2019t offer her previous stance on the issues, where she\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2020\/Tulsi_Gabbard_Gun_Control.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">supported<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;banning modern sporting rifles, standard capacity magazines and implementing universal background checks.<\/li><li>Washington Gov. Jay Inslee also struggled to be heard, getting just&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/washington-gov-jay-inslee-struggles-to-get-speaking-time-in-first-democratic-presidential-primary-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">five minutes<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of speaking time, the least of anyone on the stage the night he debated. However, Gov. Inslee is a strident gun control supporter who&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/02\/08\/gun-issue-could-give-wash-gov-inslee-lift-for-2020-presidential-run.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">voted<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 when he served in Congress and supports the recent gun control initiatives passed in Washington by ballot initiative.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DEBATE PART II<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) answered the first question on guns, promoting his&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article231998757.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">mass confiscation<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;program, which even the moderators refused to acknowledge was a confiscation, labeling it, instead, as a \u201cbuyback.\u201d Swalwell said Americans would be allowed to keep pistols, rifles and shotguns.<\/li><li>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/06\/27\/sanders-direct-quote-guns-mischaracterization\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">defended<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;a previous position that states should decide gun laws and pivoted to his support for universal background checks and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/06\/27\/bernie-sanders-assault-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">claimed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d are from the military, refusing to understand the modern sporting rifles as designed in the 1950s as a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/msr-brief-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">sporting rifle<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and sold by Colt as such before being adopted by the military and converted to the M-16.<\/li><li>Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) reiterated her&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/06\/27\/democrat-debate-kamala-harris-promises-executive-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">demand<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for legislation within 100 days if elected and threatened executive action to ban modern sporting rifle imports. She also said \u201cguns\u201d would be priority for a Harris administration.<\/li><li>Mayor Pete Buttegieg (D-Ind.)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/politics\/Buttigieg-If-More-Guns-Made-Us-Safer-Wed-Be-the-Safest-Country-on-Earth-511931742.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">blamed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;guns for the crime problems in America, saying they make Americans less safe. He called modern sporting rifles \u201cweapons of war\u201d and wants universal background checks.<\/li><li>Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Del.) said&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/450807-biden-enemy-is-gun-manufacturers-not-the-nra\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">gun manufacturers<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;were the enemy, adding he would conduct a modern sporting rifle confiscation under the guise of a \u201cbuyback\u201d and require all firearms sold to be equipped with so-called \u201csmart-gun\u201d or authorized-user technology that&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/dna-matches-for-guns-oh-joe-there-you-go-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">does not exist<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in a reliable form.<\/li><li>Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said crimes committed with firearms were the fault of \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/news\/article\/Gillibrand-shows-verve-in-debate-but-will-it-14057723.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">greed<\/a><\/strong>\u201d by gun manufacturers.<\/li><li>Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) didn\u2019t speak on guns from the debate stage but has a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/sen-michael-bennet-presidential-candidate\/story?id=62758371\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">mixed record<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on gun rights. He voted for a ban on standard capacity magazines, but also said he opposes on restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms.<\/li><li>John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/06\/27\/the-spot-what-weve-learned-so-far-at-the-democratic-debates-in-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">touted<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;his passage of universal background checks in Colorado while governor, but didn\u2019t mention the ban on standard capacity magazines that caused Magpul to leave the state. Gov. Hickenlooper has&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hickenlooper-releases-plan-to-reduce-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">put forth<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;a national gun license requirement proposal, enacting age-based gun bans and banning modern sporting rifles.<\/li><li>Andrew Yang (D-N.Y.) didn\u2019t speak on guns from the debate stage, but has&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yang2020.com\/policies\/gun-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">proposed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;a tiered national gun licensing scheme, bans on suppressors, standard capacity magazines and implement age-based gun bans.<\/li><li>Marianne Williamson (D-Calif.) also didn\u2019t speak on guns, but does&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marianne2020.com\/issues\/gun-control\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">support a ban<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on all semiautomatic firearms, standard capacity magazines, universal background checks and mandatory waiting periods for firearms purchases.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever is ultimately nominated by the Democratic Party, there will be stark contrast between the Democrat candidate and President Donald Trump on the Second Amendment. The issue could very well determine the outcome of the election and the future existence of our industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Larry Keane <\/strong><em>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"primary-debates-label-gun-manufacturers-enemies\" title=\"Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'\">National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a single one of the 20 candidates spoke in opposition to confiscation or the respect for the Second Amendment.  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