Tim Kaine on Gun Control

[KMOD]

http://www.kaine.senate.gov/issues/gun-safety

It seems very clear to me that Hillary is going to go full throttle in tackling this. Kaine is a solid pick in this fight.

[tallahasseedem]

1. He's taken on the NRA in their stranglehold of Virginia...

I never knew that!

There was a lot about him I didn't know, but as time as gone on tonight and the amount of material I have read...he is a surprisingly good pick.

[Joe the Revelator]

2. He won in VA opposing the NRA, coal and the death penalty.

I mean, that is just magic.

[tallahasseedem]

3. Witch like...

OMG, we have a Lucifer buddy and a witch on the ticket!

[KMOD]

4. Wow!

He's winning me over big time Joe.

Thanks for the insight.

And yeah, that is magic. Or a very keen way of delivering common sense.

[TeddyR]

5. I'm glad that Hillary decided on a pro-Second Amendment advocate as VP

Kaine is a gun owner himself and his statements on gun control should shut down the notion that the NRA is trying to sell that Hillary wants to "take your guns." He couldn't be much clearer that the Second Amendment protects the individual right to keep and bear arms subject to reasonable restrictions:

I strongly support Americans’ right to bear arms. As a lawyer I fought to constitutionally protect the right of all Virginians to hunt and fish and I respect the rights of responsible gun owners, like myself, in Virginia and across the nation.

This is exactly the message that Democrats need to promote regarding the Second Amendment.

[BainsBane]

6. Gun control is one of the most important issues to me

That and equal rights/equal opportunity. They go together, since gun policy in this country is genocidal.

[aikoaiko]

7. Just like Joe Biden for Obama.

That worked out well in most ways. Not for gun control, but in most other ways.

[KMOD]

8. Yes, it did work out well.

There is no reason to snark here. I realize you are disappointed, but if you truly do care about the 99%, snark is not going to help.

[aikoaiko]

16. Truly helping the 99% left the building a while ago.

But I do recognize that a great harm could happen with a Trump presidency so I'll vote for Democratic party nominee.

Go HillTim!

[TomCADem]

9. "F" rating from NRA. "A" rating from Planned Parenthood

nt

[Socal31]

10. First sentence

" I strongly support Americans’ right to bear arms"

[TeddyR]

11. Yep, good that he's in line with

The Dem party platform.

[Her Sister]

21. Kaine During Filibuster: We Have To Stop Being Bystanders To The Carnage Of Gun Violence

[KMOD]

12. There is a huge difference between supporting

the right to bear arms, and common sense gun control.

If you want to fight a battle to take away that right, well, that's not going to happen overnight, if at all. The challenge here is to make sure that background checks are enforced. It's oh so simple, and complete common sense, yet it is a struggle to get laws passed.

Pleading and voting to take away that right, is not the way to go. You will lose every time.

[Hoyt]

13. Keep a couple at home for hunting game, otherwise screw people's gun love and paranoia

and wanting to arm up. I like that.

[Cha]

14. Of course.. and "it's time to stop Gun Violence".

https://www.romper.com/p/is-tim-kaine-religious-hillary-clintons-vice-presidential-pick-is-open-about-his-faith-14906

[Cali_Democrat]

17. So he's just like Obama. Thanks for confirming.

Anything else?

[Her Sister]

19. Kaine During Filibuster: We Have To Stop Being Bystanders To The Carnage Of Gun Violence

[Cha]

15. Gracias, K!

https://www.romper.com/p/is-tim-kaine-religious-hillary-clintons-vice-presidential-pick-is-open-about-his-faith-14906

Thank you!

[lunamagica]

18. K&R. Awesome! Immigration reform and gin control are my top issues.

[Her Sister]

20. Kaine During Filibuster: We Have To Stop Being Bystanders To The Carnage Of Gun Violence

[TeddyR]

23. Agreed

We need to work to reduce gun violence by for example getting guns out of the hands of known violent felons while protecting the right of law abiding gun owners to keep and bear arms. That's exactly what Kaine supports and I'm glad we have a candidate who will protect Second Amendment rights, along with many other civil rights.

[DemonGoddess]

22. K&R!