HILLARY CLINTON : Democrats welcome the gun debate to the campaign.... After 15 years of a virtual gag order on guns in presidential politics, Democrats are talking again....Republicans are eager for Democrats to test the theory.

Associated Press By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — After 15 years of a virtual gag order on guns in presidential politics, Democrats are talking again.

 

President Barack Obama is considering more executive action on gun control. The front-runner in the Democratic race to replace him says she "will not be silenced" on guns. At the Democrats' first debate in the presidential season, candidates jockeyed for bragging rights over who had the lowest rating from the National Rifle Association.
Democrats welcome return of gun debate in campaign. (AP)
Hillary Clinton
The return of the gun debate comes in the first White House contest since the December 2012 shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, that killed 20 children and six educators at an elementary school, and a string of mass shootings after that. The absence of gun legislation passed by Congress has spurred a steady call for action from the Democratic base.
Democrats say support for new gun laws is broader now and the politics of the issue have shifted enough to make the push for tougher measures a political winner, even if there remains almost no chance for success in Congress. Republicans are eager for Democrats to test the theory.

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