Cory Booker Unveils ‘Sweeping’ Gun Control Plan to Try and Prove He’s the Most Anti-Gun 2020 Democrat

By Erika Haas

AP Photo/Steven Senne

Sen. Cory Booker, in a desperate attempt to stay relevant as he slips farther and farther down in the polls, unveiled a rather ambitious gun control proposal on Monday to prove to Democratic voters that he is the most anti-gun candidate out there.

The 16-point plan, which Booker is touting as “the most sweeping gun violence prevention proposal ever advanced by a presidential candidate,” contains all of Democrats’ favorite talking points: closing gun sale “loopholes,” banning “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines,” and limiting “bulk purchases” of firearms.

But there’s one idea that’s earning much more attention than the rest: requiring gun owners to obtain a federal firearms license.

We have to keep guns out of the wrong hands. https://t.co/6dTQ3SGJcM pic.twitter.com/PqSrGthF62

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 6, 2019

“You need a license to drive a car, you should need one to own a gun,” Booker tweeted.

The 2020 Democrat compared the process to applying for or renewing a passport. Those who already own or are looking to own a firearm would be required to go to a local office and submit the necessary materials, including proof they completed a gun …Read the Rest

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