The plan calls for: • Changing gun ownership standards • Naming a director of gun violence prevention • Funding intervention programs
issued a call to candidates in the 2020 presidential field on Wednesday: prove they would address gun violence by endorsing their newly unveiled gun control plan.the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
, is asking the candidates to: change the standards of gun ownership; halve the rate of gun deaths in 10 years; name a director of gun violence prevention who would report directly to the president; fund intervention programs; and automatically register eligible voters and mail voter registration cards to Americans when they turn 18.
The proposal also calls for a national licensing and registry system centered on responsible gun ownership and a ban on assault weapons.“The younger generations are disproportionately affected by gun violence. They should have a say in how their country solves this epidemic,” the proposal reads. “The federal government has failed in its responsibility to protect the safety and well-being of the public with regard to the nation’s gun violence epidemic.
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