To move toward some common sense on guns, a Democratic President is about the only chance we have, as Supreme Court Judges are the best hope, is a Democrat picking the next judges. 5 to 4 votes on cases about the 2nd Amendment have made it very hard for anything meaningful. The view that the 2nd is a community right, rather than an individual right is the key to doing anything. That was the view for almost 200 years until the court became loaded with NRA approved judges. Staying home in November or voting to send a message may doom any firearm restrictions for another 20 years.

Means 10s of thousands dead a year at the end of a gun. Not sure if you want a high five or what?

the bill was to be renewed in 2003, but unfortunately dubya ( so many problems start with dubya) was in office then and let it expire.

If the only people killed by guns were killed with assault weapons we'd have a gun violence rate on part with some European countries... In other words they play the smallest part of gun violence imaginable. The guy also had a handgun... Where are the calls for banning those from the Democratic party...

The Gun Control Reform Activism group is intended to:

Discuss how to enact progressive gun control reform in a supportive environment. The group serves as a safe haven in which to mobilize supporters in support of measures reducing gun violence by changing laws, culture and practice at the municipal, state, and federal levels. While there is no single solution to the tragic epidemic of gun violence, members agree that more guns are not the solution to gun violence, and are expected to be supportive of the policies of progressive gun control reform organizations.

That those steps wouldn't even lower gun violence by 10%.

And therefor the Democratic party is ok with 27,000 people dying at the end of a gun every year...

Maybe we just have different definitions of success?

How much success have you "nothing can be done" types had at reducing gun violence? Modest implementation of new gun control measures have, in fact, reduced gun violence in many places, and Hawaii is a great example.

I ask you again to stop disrupting this Group, and go spread your disregard for other people's efforts to reduce gun violence in this country somewhere else.

bernays: Democrats have held the Presidency for 8 years and in that time over 200,000 Americans have died at the end of a gun. And yet neither Democratic candidate has offered anything close to a meaningful plan to deal with this problem. Neither have any Republicans btw.

Hillary Clinton is a gun control supporter. She has expressed her beliefs time & again, and her husband was also for gun control when he was president.
That to you, she has not exhibited a 'meaningful plan', means nowt to the rest of us here. She ranks imo about 85 on a scale to 100 for being a gun control advocate, whereas sanders about a 60, trump about a 15 (these days). So the choice is clear who would moreso support gun control policy, which is sometimes the best &/or only way to evaluate presidential candidates when there is a political issue.
She cannot go whole hog gun control during an election year due to the risk of alienating some naive pro gun democrats who might fall for nra & trump propaganda, such as her wanting to 'destroy' the 2ndA. In the event tho, she likely won't ever go 'whole hog' gun control, but she will be a far better representative than any of the republican candidates this past cycle.

bernays: Americans - the mainstream - are happy to trade endless gun death for the freedom to own unlimited weaponry. Democrats are no different.

Baloney. Open your eyes. Did you misinterpret the senate votes after newtown where dems voted for the AWB, magazine limits, BG checks, while almost all republicans voted against them thus defeating them? If you cannot discern the difference between dems & repubs you have your eyes & ears closed.

bernays: If you want gun control - if that's your main voting issue - there's no one running that represents you. And there likely won't be any time soon.

Hillary's sanity is quite the opposite of trump insanity on gun control, & that's good enough for most of us. Your specious point that 'no one' is running on gun control being the 'main voting issue' doesn't hold much water with this group, since you could say the same thing about most all other issues.

The following demonstrates how wrong you are about dems & guns:

CBS/NYTimes poll: Barack Obama recently announced an executive action that, among other things, seeks to expand background checks for some firearms and strengthen federal enforcement of the nation's current gun laws, particularly in online sales. Do you favor or oppose this action?"
1/7-10/16 Favor Oppose Haven't heardenough Unsure/No answer
.................. 62....... 32.... 2....................... 3
Republicans... 43 ........52... 2....................... 4
Democrats ....81...... 15... 1....................... 4
Independents ...62.... 32... 4....................... 3
http://www.pollingreport.com/guns.htm

Do you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on assault weapons?"
............. Favor Oppose Unsure/No answer
6/13-14/16 57 .. 38.. 6
Republicans 45.. 50.. 5
Democrats 78.. 18.. 3
Independents 47.. 45.. 8