Gillibrand Releases Her Gun Control Plan

By Tom Knighton

In this day and age, it’s obligatory for a Democrat running for president to have a gun control plan. They’re absolutely convinced that gun control is not just essential but popular with the mainstream. Polling proves this, progressive supporters will tell you.

Of course, those polls come from the same people who said Hillary Clinton would be president right about now.

Regardless, the Democratic base clearly wants to see gun control handed down from on high and they won’t back a candidate who doesn’t have a plan. As such, it’s not surprising that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has finally revealed her own plan.

Polling near the bottom of the pack of more than 20 Dems looking to make a move on the White House next year, the lawmaker who took over Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat in 2009 recently showcased her gun control platform. In it, Gillibrand promised a mix of executive actions and a legislative push to get tough on guns.

“As president, I’ll issue an executive order directing the Department of Justice to prosecute gun trafficking through conspiracy charges,” she said, before expanding her advocacy for universal background checks for all gun sales and transfers as well as …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms