Gun Control Supporters Push for Democrats To Veer Far Left In Opening Debate

By Bob Owens

Tonight’s Democrat debate on CNN isn’t expected to have much in the way of controvery as the candidates all see how far they can tack left to appeal to the radical progressive fringe, but that’s just not going to be debilitating enough for the gun control movement, who wants the candidates to alienate themselves further by taking a strong stand on gun control in the very first debate.

With two hours of questions and only five candidates on stage, the Democratic presidential candidates have spent the past few weeks preparing to field questions on almost every major political subject imaginable.

But one issue suddenly looms large over the first Democratic presidential debate: gun control.

A spate of deadly mass shootings, including one less than two weeks ago in Oregon, has thrust gun control back into the public consciousness. The issue has become a near-constant presence in the news media…

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…Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has released a sweeping plan to combat gun violence. The team of one of her top rivals, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, is constantly emphasizing his record on the issue.

And advocates are already attempting to make gun control a central tenet of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms