The free-for-all Democrat primary in CD-17 looks to be a choice of who is least offensive.
Adam Schleifer steps up to the plate with this:
“Adam P. Schleifer, a Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress in New York’s 17th District, unveiled his sweeping gun control plan, “STOP” (Securing Threats and Ongoing Protection). Specifically, he will support and introduce legislation to mandate universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and “red flag” laws that prevent those in mental health crises from obtaining firearms … “Now is the time to stop senseless gun deaths,” said Schleifer. “America has had enough carnage due to weapons of war flooding our streets. The COVID-19 era has seen the largest surge in background checks in our nation’s history, while millions of illegal firearms fall through the cracks. As a federal prosecutor, I took illegal guns off the streets. As your congressman, I’ll keep illegal guns off the street. When I was in first grade, I had a loaded gun pointed at my head, and I was one of the lucky ones. Through robust, commonsense reform, I’ll work relentlessly to keep our children and citizens safe.” …”
Notice how he isn’t pointing to any specific problem with the spike in gun sales. He is just upset that it occurred.
What is his plan?
“… An outline of Schleifer’s STOP (Securing Threats and Ongoing Protection) Plan for gun reform below:
- Universal background checks, because we should be at least as careful about who wields a firearm as we are about who drives a car.
- A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. In civil society, no one needs a weapon of war.
- Enact “red flag” laws, so that persons in mental health crises or distress are disallowed from possessing firearms. If a person cannot safely possess a firearm, it should not be legal for them to do so.
- Regulate DIY parts and sales of “ghost guns” so that anyone with a drill and a free hour cannot assemble an illegal firearm.
- Hold gun manufacturers accountable.
…”
A laundry list of gun control advocate’s latest bugaboos.
“… One of his top legislative priorities in Congress will be to enforce mandatory background checks on all gun sales. He pointed out that 99.9 percent of New Yorkers live within 10 miles of a gun dealer …”
Here again, he cites Everytown statistics, but does not say what the actual problem with this is other than the fact he doesn’t like it.
“… He pointed out there are nearly 62,000 unique gun dealers across the country, more than four times the number of McDonald’s in the United States …”
Guns are healthier than McDonald’s food.