Democratic presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell on Monday stood outside the National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, to unveil a gun-control plan
that includes banning assault weapons, instituting a gun buyback program and requiring licenses for all gun owners.
The California congressman promised to “restore hope in America’s cities, so people don’t resort to the lowest form of communication: violence.”The California Democrat, who named gun violence a “top-tier” issue and a “health care crisis,” called for banning “every single” assault weapon and buying back such weapons from those who already have them.
He also said he would work on legislation to keep people with mental health issues from getting guns and vowed to create a national firearms database.that buying back assault weapons could cost as much as $15 billion, which he said was a small amount compared to the federal government's overall spending.
Swalwell also has praised Australia’s gun control model, which funded a buyback program through a temporary increase in the tax on the national health insurance program.Combating gun violence has become a central tenet of the Democratic policy platform. Cory Booker rolled out a
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