Elizabeth Warren offers a new plan to reduce gun violence by 80 percent
Democratic president hopeful Senator Elizabeth "I have a plan for it" Warren has promised to take up arms weapons with a new plan that will reduce gun deaths in America by 80 percent.
She announced her sweeping gun control plan in a Medium article days after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
"We may not know how to get you there yet. But we will start by implementing solutions that we believe will work," she wrote. "We will continue to continuously revise and update these solutions based on new public health research. "
Warren said she would take immediate administrative action if she were to win the White House, including requiring background checks, investigating the NRA, putting in place an assault weapons ban and revoking licenses for firearms violators of the law.
But she also made it clear that she would eliminate the filibuster to enact implementing gun laws in the first 100 days as part of her anti-corruption legislation. [19659003] "Enough is enough," she wrote. "Lasting gun reform requires the elimination of the filibuster."
On Friday, Warren also asked the retail giant Walmart to remove firearms from their shelves.
“Companies selling guns have a responsibility for the safety of local communities. @Walmart is one of the largest arms dealers in the world, ”she tweeted. “The weapons they sell kill their own customers and employees. No profits are worth these lives. Do the right thing – stop selling guns. ”
You can see the full breakdown of her plan here.
