Gun Control: Who Has the Courage to Represent the Majority of Americans?

When you aggregate polls of Americans across Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, 65% support increased gun control. As this article demonstrates, despite this, Democrats still fail to muster the courage to oppose the NRA. As noted in our Gun Control Position, the NRA has only 5 million members but spends enough on promoting their interests in Congress to strike fear into both sides. As a result, even the possibility of an assault weapon ban is not yet on the table. When mass shootings occurred in England, Australia, and elsewhere, their governments reacted, and such events are now a thing of the past. In Japan, there are virtually no gun-based homicides due to strict gun control laws. When will we as a country muster the self-respect to eliminate gun violence?