Some people think fighting gun violence is STUPID.
There are those who think gun regulation is a losing issue to campaign on for political office. Some even go so far as to call it a STUPID thing to have gun control as a plank in the Democratic Party Platform, call those who promote gun regulation STUPID and post STUPID stuff that sometimes gets hidden because that's a STUPID thing to do on a Democratic discussion board.
Well, I have some news for those who think running on gun regulation is STUPID.
In the last three election cycles 95 new Democratic representatives have been elected to the House running on restricting gun access as one of their top issues. 95 new voices added to the anti gun violence voices already in that 435 member body. That's a 20% gain in the House. Forty of those 95 defeated NRA supported Republicans. There is now a rather large pro gun safety majority in the House.
In 2018 Tammy Baldwin, Ben Cardin, Sherrod Brown, Tom Carper and Bob Casey ran for and won seats in the Senate after being endorsed by Moms Demand Action and including gun regulation as a top campaign issue. In 2020 John Hickenlooper ran for Senate against Cory Gardner and defeated the NRA backed Republican after passing background checks and banning high capacity magazines as Governor of Colorado. That's six new pro gun control Senators in as many years.
Gabby Gifford's organization endorsed 300 state legislators in 34 states and 256 won their elections. In 2019 that organization flipped the VA House AND Senate electing 24 pro gun control candidates.
Even Mitch McConnell is reading the tea leaves and knows that running against gun safety is a losing proposition which is why he instructed John Cornyn to negotiate a gun reform bill in the Senate with Democratic leaders.
I think it is time to put that tired old “gun control is a losing issue” to rest because that's a STUPID argument.
I also think that supporting organizations that promote gun regulation is a winning strategy. Look what the gun control movement has done in the last decade. Think how much further we can go supporting the momentum they've built in such a short time.
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