Sat Aug 10, 2019, 09:38 AM

BeckyDem (7,582 posts)

Elizabeth Warren's New Plan On Guns Has A Goal: Reduce Gun Deaths By 80%

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday with the goal of reducing gun deaths by 80% through executive action and legislation.

"You've got to start with a goal. I haven't heard anybody else talk about a goal," Warren said in an interview with The NPR Politics Podcast. "What I've heard them talk about is here's one thing we'll do, and one thing we'll do, and one thing we'll do and then we'll quit."

Announcing her plan, Warren said the first step toward meeting her goal is immediate administrative action, which includes a range of ideas, such as requiring background checks, investigating the NRA, and revoking licenses for gun dealers who break the law.

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/10/749946102/elizabeth-warrens-new-plan-on-guns-has-a-goal-reduce-gun-deaths-by-80

Warren 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Elizabeth Warren's New Plan On Guns Has A Goal: Reduce Gun Deaths By 80% (Original post)	BeckyDem	Aug 2019	OP
Reducing gun deaths by that much	Turbineguy	Aug 2019	#1
Yea, they'll embrace her policies since it won't translate to less gun sales. OK.	BeckyDem	Aug 2019	#2
Ban assault weapons again right off the bat	Bayard	Aug 2019	#3
Ft. Hood and Va. Tech tend to disprove that theory.(just 2 off the top of my head)	AncientGeezer	Aug 2019	#4
Given that 60% of gun deaths are suicides	hack89	Aug 2019	#5
It's a brilliant approach. Set goals instead of just throwing out policy ideas.	Politicub	Aug 2019	#6

Response to BeckyDem (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2019, 09:41 AM

Turbineguy (34,285 posts)

1. Reducing gun deaths by that much

will likely still keep us at our current rank, so nothing for the NRA to worry about.

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Sat Aug 10, 2019, 09:49 AM

BeckyDem (7,582 posts)

2. Yea, they'll embrace her policies since it won't translate to less gun sales. OK.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sat Aug 10, 2019, 10:23 AM

Bayard (15,191 posts)

3. Ban assault weapons again right off the bat

Massacres don't occur without them.

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Sat Aug 10, 2019, 11:53 AM

AncientGeezer (2,146 posts)

4. Ft. Hood and Va. Tech tend to disprove that theory.(just 2 off the top of my head)

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Sat Aug 10, 2019, 12:40 PM

hack89 (39,060 posts)

5. Given that 60% of gun deaths are suicides

This is a great opportunity to emphasize her health care plans. A national anti suicide campaign would be a an effective and non-controversial means to reduce gun deaths and would certainly complement any gun control proposals

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Sat Aug 10, 2019, 01:50 PM

Politicub (12,076 posts)

6. It's a brilliant approach. Set goals instead of just throwing out policy ideas.

To meet those goals will take strong gun control policies, of course. And the upside is there will be a way to measure progress.

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