Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Grabbing the “Third Rail” of Gun Control

By Robert Farago

In the last presidential cycle, Democratic candidates hid their anti-gun animus behind weasel words; Barack Obama’s slam against voters who “cling to their guns and bibles” was considered a major faux pas. Last night’s Democratic debate represented a major break from the past. “It’s time the entire country stood up against the NRA” Hillary Clinton pronounced. Bernie Sanders touted his D-minus NRA rating. Lincoln Chaffee basked in his F-rating. Martin O’Malley celebrated his victory over the NRA to create “gun safety” legislation. Only Jim Webb mentioned Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. Hang on. Support for gun rights is up, faith in gun control is down. So what’s up with the gun control fervor? Bloomberg’s thetrace,org (of all people) nails it. Well, almost . . .

Four things that convinced party leaders that gun reform has become a winning issue Alex Yablon writes. First up, the death of the LGBT issue as a coalition-building issue. To illustrate the point, The Trace taps the former leader of Young Democrats of America, now campaign director for the Center for American Progress, Emily Tisch Sussman.

Since the Supreme Court struck down state bans on gay marriage <a class="colorbox" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html" …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns