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Related: About this forumJoe Biden, Pete Buttigieg say no compromises on overhauling gun laws
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, moderates who project themselves as pragmatic collaborators, are taking a no-compromise approach on the overhaul of the nation's gun laws after the latest mass shooting.
Campaigning separately in eastern Iowa on Monday, the former vice president and the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, say the minimum provisions include universal background checks, a ban on military-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition, and red flag laws to allow officials to confiscate firearms from dangerous people.
Biden told reporters before a Labor Day picnic in Cedar Rapids that inaction from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans is "disgraceful." Asked if there's room for negotiation, he declared: "None. This is one we have to just push and push and push and push and push." Buttigieg also rejected compromise, saying after a campaign event in Cedar Rapids: "There is just no good faith in the congressional GOP nor, I believe, in the White House when it comes to dealing with this issue."
Their comments come two days after a gunman toting an assault-style rifle went on a rampage in Odessa, Texas, killing seven people around town before being gunned down by police. The FBI said the shooter "was on a long spiral of going down." This shooting occurred less than a month after two other high-profile mass shootings, in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,692 posts)Gun Laws, though.. and neither is Beto who is a moderate, right?
Gracias, TexasT
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
littlemissmartypants
(22,808 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brer cat
(24,609 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bettie
(16,126 posts)though, I don't think any of our candidates have views that differ all that much on this topic.
They all seem to be on the same page.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided