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...At a forum for Democratic Congressional candidates in my district earlier this week, we were asked to answer a simple yes/no question: If we were presented w/ legislation that would ban assault weapons with magazine capacities over 30 rounds, would we sign that legislation?...
...Of the 6 Democratic candidates for my district, I was one of ONLY two, who, answered with an unequivocal YES. I listened in disbelief as my fellow Democratic candidates either answered no or equivocated their responses. 2 even suggested these weapons are safe on the streets...
...as long as the owners were properly trained and registered. In an online discussion that followed, some suggested that the other candidates were simply gauging the will of the voters in the district. After all, they argued, we are in a relatively conservative area...
..I have 2 responses: 1. Assault weapons bans are popular, even in TX. We don’t have to win *every* Republican vote to win this district, just a slice; & 24% of TX Republicans favor an assault weapons ban, along w/ a majority of Dems & Independents. That’s a winning coalition...
...2. Would these same candidates vote against an expansion of voting rights if the majority of their constituents were against it? Would these candidates vote against marriage equality if their constituents were against it? How about abortion rights?...
...Being a leader requires *leading*, and the moral courage to do the right thing even if it is not popular. And in this case, the right thing IS popular, so there is no excuse for this stance. I'm still in shock over these answers, and thoroughly disheartened...
...But this isn't just on the candidates. It is on everyone who just *assumes* that any Democrat will support these policies.
Please, vet your candidates during the primaries, and support with your money and your time, those of us who will do everything we can to get to #ENOUGH.
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