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To: Democrats need to form a committee and draft the plan
Attack Gun Violence at its Core with Background Checks, Banning Assault guns
Democrats form a committee, invite Republicans to join, and draft a comprehensive plan to end or significantly reduce gun violence. They may not get one Republican to join the effort, but they need to ask for their participation. Draft your plan, banning assault rifles, instituting solid background checks, and more. Then present it to the American people, even if they don't get Republican support, which they probably will not. Show how they differ from Republicans on gun violence, and let the American people decide.
Why is this important?
Because thousands of innocent deaths and heartache can and should be avoided. The rationale for the second amendment today is an anachronism. The way it is currently interpreted has no bearing on its original intent and has expanded the rights of gun ownership to an irrational point. This is a beginning step in repealing and rewriting the amendment to reflect today's realities, not those of the late 1700s when it was ratified. Even if the plan is solely that of Democrats, it should be presented to the American people as such.