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A total of 43 constitutional amendments have been proposed at the Arkansas Legislature this year. Lawmakers can refer up to three of these constitutional amendments to voters for consideration. The three amendments selected from these 43 measures would appear on the 2022 General Election ballot.

Our team has reviewed and summarized each of the 43 proposed measures currently in play in Little Rock. Below is a breakdown of each proposed constitutional amendment. Family Council supports some of these measures; we oppose others; and we have no position on most of them. As noted below, it is possible Family Councils position on some measures could change as proposals are amended or new information comes to light.

H.J.R.1006 by Rep. Frances Fran Cavenaugh (R-AR-060)

H.J.R. 1006 amends the Arkansas Constitution to permit voters to recall elected officials and judges in Arkansas. Upon initial review, Family Council supports this amendment.

H.J.R.1010 by Rep. Joe Cloud (R-AR-071)

H.J.R. 1010 amends the Arkansas Constitution to remove authorization of a casino in Pope County. This is a good amendment that will help curtail casino gambling in Arkansas. Family Council supports H.J.R. 1010.

H.J.R.1011 by Rep. Joe Cloud (R-AR-071)

H.J.R. 1011 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It changes the casino amendment that authorizes casino gambling in Pope, Jefferson, Garland, and Crittenden counties. Under H.J.R. 1011, the Arkansas Racing Commission would not issue a casino license in Pope County unless the voters of the county approve conducting casino gaming at a local election. Family Council supports H.J.R. 1011.

H.J.R.1018 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-AR-087), Sen. Jane English (R-AR-034)

H.J.R. 1018 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It clarifies that proceeds from the Arkansas Lottery may be used to fund scholarships and grants to students at vocational-technical and technical institutes. Currently, lottery scholarships are only available to students enrolled in public or private two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Family Council supports legislation that ensures lottery-funded scholarships are managed responsibly. We support H.J.R. 1018.

H.J.R.1024 by Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057), Sen. Jason Rapert (R-AR-035)

H.J.R. 1024 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It prevents the government from burdening a persons free exercise of religion. The measure is similar to Arkansas state Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Family Council strongly supports this good amendment to the Arkansas Constitution.

H.J.R.1025 by Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057)

H.J.R. 1025 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It says that the sanctity of life is paramount to all other rights protected by the constitution. It states that Arkansas citizens, acting as jurors, have the sole authority to determine the amount of compensation or civil penalty imposed because of injuries resulting in death or resulting from acts that create a significant risk to life. H.J.R. 1025 will help prevent the State of Arkansas from placing a price tag on human life. Family Council strongly supports this good amendment.

S.J.R.14 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R-AR-035), Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057)

S.J.R. 14 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It prevents the government from burdening a persons free exercise of religion. The measure is similar to Arkansas state Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Family Council strongly supports this good amendment to the Arkansas Constitution.

S.J.R.16 by Sen. Alan Clark (R-AR-013)

S.J.R. 16 would amend the Arkansas Constitution to require public schools to designate their athletic teams as male or female, and require student athletes to compete according to their biological sex. This would prevent boys who claim to be girls from competing in girls sports at school and vice versa. Family Council supports this measure.

H.J.R.1008 by Rep. DeAnn Vaught (R-AR-004)

H.J.R. 1008 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It requires initiatives and referenda submitted to voters via petition drives to be approved by at least 60% of the votes cast on the measure in order to pass. However, it would not require constitutional amendments submitted by the General Assembly to be approved by 60% of the vote. Family Council opposes this measure.

H.J.R.1014 by Rep. Lee Johnson (R-AR-075), Sen. Missy Irvin (R-AR-018)

H.J.R. 1014 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It gives the Arkansas Legislature the power to cap non-economic and punitive damages that courts can award when a person is injured or killed through someone elses negligence. Family Council has never opposed responsible lawsuit reforms. However, H.J.R. 1014 makes it possible for the Arkansas Legislature to put a price tag on human life. Family Council opposes this proposed constitutional amendment.

H.J.R.1015 by Rep. Jim Dotson (R-AR-093), Sen. Bob Ballinger (R-AR-005)

H.J.R. 1015 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It gives the Arkansas Legislature the power to set rules about pleading, practice, procedure, and evidence for all courts in Arkansas. Family Council has never opposed responsible lawsuit reforms. However, giving the Arkansas Legislature the ability to restrict evidence that can or cannot be used in court may make it difficult or impossible for people to obtain justice in court. Family Council opposes this proposed constitutional amendment.

S.J.R.7 by Sen. Bob Ballinger (R-AR-005), Rep. Jim Dotson (R-AR-093)

S.J.R. 7 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It gives the Arkansas Legislature the power to set rules about pleading, practice, procedure, and evidence for all courts in Arkansas. Family Council has never opposed responsible lawsuit reforms. However, giving the Arkansas Legislature the ability to restrict evidence that can or cannot be used in court may make it difficult or impossible for people to obtain justice in court. Family Council opposes this proposed constitutional amendment.

S.J.R.8 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R-AR-018), Rep. Lee Johnson (R-AR-075)

S.J.R. 8 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It gives the Arkansas Legislature the power to cap non-economic and punitive damages courts can award when a person is injured or killed through someone elses negligence. Family Council has never opposed responsible lawsuit reforms. However, S.J.R. 8 makes it possible for the Arkansas Legislature to put a price tag on human life. Family Council opposes this proposed constitutional amendment.

S.J.R.9 by Sen. Bob Ballinger (R-AR-005), Rep. Jim Dotson (R-AR-093)

S.J.R. 9 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It gives the Arkansas Legislature the power to set rules about pleading, practice, procedure, and evidence for all courts in Arkansas. Family Council has never opposed responsible lawsuit reforms. However, giving the Arkansas Legislature the ability to restrict evidence that can or cannot be used in court may make it difficult or impossible for people to obtain justice in court. Family Council opposes this proposed constitutional amendment.

H.J.R.1001 by Rep. Frances Fran Cavenaugh (R-AR-060), Sen. Breanne Davis (R-AR-016)

H.J.R. 1001 amends the Arkansas Constitution to let the General Assembly convene itself into session if the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issue a joint proclamation calling the legislature into assembly. Currently, special sessions of the Arkansas Legislature can only be called by the governor. Family Council is neutral on H.J.R. 1001.

H.J.R.1002 by Rep. David Tollett (R-AR-012)

H.J.R. 1002 amends the Arkansas Constitution concerning ad valorem property tax assessments for the benefit of school districts. Family Council has no position on this measure.

H.J.R.1003 by Rep. Michelle Gray (R-AR-062), Sen. James Sturch (R-AR-019)

H.J.R. 1003 amends the Arkansas Constitution concerning taxes for the construction, operation, and improvement of public libraries. Family Council is neutral on H.J.R. 1003.

H.J.R.1004 by Rep. Stephen Meeks (R-AR-067)

H.J.R. 1004 amends the Arkansas Constitution concerning mill tax on real and personal property. Family Council is neutral on H.J.R. 1004.

H.J.R.1005 by Rep. David Ray (R-AR-040), Sen. Bart Hester (R-AR-001)

H.J.R. 1005 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It requires initiatives, referenda, constitutional amendments, and referred measures submitted to voters to be approved by at least 60% of the votes cast on the measure in order to pass. Family Council is currently neutral on this measure, pending amendments that may be made to it.

H.J.R.1007 by Rep. Fredrick Fred Love (D-AR-029)

H.J.R. 1007 amends the Arkansas Constitution to create the Citizens Commission on the Minimum Wage. The commission would have the sole authority to increase the minimum wage in Arkansas. Family Council has no position on this measure.

H.J.R.1009 by Rep. Jim Dotson (R-AR-093)

H.J.R. 1009 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It amends the name, membership, powers, and duties of the State Highway Commission. Family Council has no position on this measure.

H.J.R.1012 by Rep. John Payton (R-AR-064)

H.J.R. 1012 amends the Arkansas constitution to revise the duties of certain constitutional officers. Family Council has no position on this measure.

H.J.R.1013 by Rep. John Payton (R-AR-064)

H.J.R. 1013 amends the Arkansas constitution to revise the duties of certain constitutional officers. Family Council has no position on this measure.

H.J.R.1016 by Rep. Jim Dotson (R-AR-093)

H.J.R. 1016 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It is a shell amendment at this time, and it does not contain any actual provisions. Family Council will take a position on this measure if and when provisions are added to it.

H.J.R.1017 by Rep. Jim Dotson (R-AR-093)

H.J.R. 1017 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It is a shell amendment at this time, and it does not contain any actual provisions. Family Council may take a position on this measure if and when provisions are added to it.

H.J.R.1019 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-AR-087), Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R-AR-006)

H.J.R. 1019 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It clarifies that candidates for the Arkansas Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, and District Court shall be elected on a partisan basis rather than on a non-partisan basis. Family Council has no position on this measure.

H.J.R.1020 by Rep. Josh Miller (R-AR-066)

H.J.R. 1020 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It is a shell amendment at this time, and it does not contain any actual provisions. Family Council may take a position on this measure if and when provisions are added to it.

H.J.R.1021 by Rep. Vivian Flowers (D-AR-017)

H.J.R. 1021 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It repeals language in the state constitution permitting slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. Family Council is neutral on this measure.

H.J.R.1022 by Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057)

H.J.R. 1022 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It is a shell amendment at this time, and it does not contain any actual provisions. Family Council may take a position on this measure if and when provisions are added to it.

H.J.R.1023 by Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057), Sen. Jason Rapert (R-AR-035)

H.J.R. 1023 amends the Arkansas Constitution to say that Arkansans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms. Family Council supports the Second Amendment, but we currently have no position on this measure.

S.J.R.1 by Sen. Alan Clark (R-AR-013)

S.J.R. 1 amends the Arkansas Constitution. It lets municipalities use short-term financing options to acquire fire trucks. Family Council is neutral on this measure.

S.J.R.10 by Rep. Frances Fran Cavenaugh (R-AR-060), Sen. Breanne Davis (R-AR-016)

S.J.R. 10 amends the Arkansas Constitution to let the General Assembly convene itself into session if the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issue a joint proclamation calling the legislature into assembly. Currently, special sessions of the Arkansas Legislature can only be called by the governor. Family Council is neutral on S.J.R. 10.

S.J.R.11 by Sen. Greg Leding (D-AR-004), Rep. Jay Richardson (D-AR-078)

S.J.R. 11 is a proposed constitutional amendment. It would change Arkansas laws governing rental agreements, landlords, and tenants. Family Council is neutral on this constitutional amendment.

S.J.R.12 by Sen. Greg Leding (D-AR-004)

S.J.R. 12 would amend the Arkansas Constitution concerning the qualifications to vote in an election. The measure is a shell bill, and it currently does not contain any provisions. Family Council is neutral on this measure at this time.

S.J.R.13 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R-AR-035), Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057)

S.J.R. 13 amends the Arkansas Constitution to say that Arkansans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms. Family Council supports the Second Amendment, but we currently have no position on this measure.

S.J.R.15 by Sen. Alan Clark (R-AR-013)

S.J.R. 15 amends the Arkansas Constitution to require the governor to call a special session of the Arkansas Legislature when issuing an executive order or proclamation declaring an emergency. The special session would give the Arkansas Legislature an opportunity to consider legislation related to the emergency. Family Council is neutral on this measure.

S.J.R.17 by Sen. Bob Ballinger (R-AR-005), Rep. Justin Gonzales (R-AR-019)

S.J.R. 17 would amend the Arkansas Constitution concerning the review of the constitutionality of certain federal actions before the federal actions are implemented in Arkansas. The measure is a shell bill, and it currently does not contain any provisions. Family Council is neutral on this measure at this time.

S.J.R.18 by Sen. Alan Clark (R-AR-013)

S.J.R. 18 would propose an amendment to the United States Constitution limiting the U.S. Supreme Court to nine justices. Family Council is neutral on this measure at this time.

S.J.R.2 by Sen. Alan Clark (R-AR-013)

S.J.R. 2 amends the Arkansas Constitution to make it possible for the Arkansas Legislature to convene itself into special session if a majority of the legislators sign a petition submitted to the governor calling for a special session. Currently, special sessions of the Arkansas Legislature can only be called by the governor. Family Council is neutral on this measure.

S.J.R.3 by Sen. Alan Clark (R-AR-013)

S.J.R. 3 amends the Arkansas Constitution to permit the State of Arkansas to be sued just like any other entity and taken to court. Family Council is currently neutral on S.J.R. 3.

S.J.R.4 by Sen. Mark Johnson (R-AR-015)

S.J.R. 4 amends the Arkansas Constitution to require the General Assembly to provide laws establishing, maintaining, and supporting free public schools. Family Council is neutral on S.J.R. 4.

S.J.R.5 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R-AR-035)

S.J.R. 5 amends the Arkansas Constitution concerning the manner in which primary elections are conducted. The measure is a shell bill, and it currently does not contain any provisions. Family Council is neutral on this measure at this time.

S.J.R.6 by Sen. Clarke Tucker (D-AR-032), Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R-AR-057)

S.J.R. 6 would amend the Arkansas Constitution. It requires the Arkansas Legislature to enact laws revising the election process for primary elections, special primary elections, and general elections. It also requires the legislature to enact laws establishing the process for choosing delegates that will nominate presidential candidates and electors for the President and Vice President of the United States. Family Council currently has no position on this proposed constitutional amendment.

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This week, the Colorado General Assembly convened for its 2021 Legislative Session. Multiple pro- and anti-gun bills have already been introduced, though no hearings have currently been scheduled. Below are a handful of important measures to be aware of.

Pro-gun bills:

House Bill 1038allows those with a concealed handgun permit to carry concealed handguns on school grounds.

House Bill 1070repeals the misguided 2013 law that limited the amount of ammunition a firearm magazine can hold. By removing this restriction, law-abiding Coloradans are not limited in their ability to protect themselves and their loved ones.

House Bill 1082allows valid concealed carry permits to be used as an alternative to a background check while purchasing a firearm, and requiring a sheriff to receive the results of a background check before issuing a concealed carry permit.

Anti-gun bills:

House Bill 1106imposes government mandated standards for storing firearms,requiring them to be made unavailable for self-defense reasons.

Senate Bill 78victimizesgun owners who suffer loss or theft of their property with a fine if they dont report a lost or stolen firearm within five days of discovering them missing.

These measures implicitly attack gun owners and have zero effect on preventing crime;and they are only a couple of the introduced measures this year. NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters need to remain vigilant this year.Please stay-tuned to NRA-ILA Alerts for more information and updateswhen they are available.

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It took two years, but on Feb. 18, 2021, Gov. Mike Dunleavy finally had enough. In a blistering three-page letter, the governor reamed Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, for her rampant misinformation campaign as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Despite the governor and Sen. Reinbold belonging to the same political party, Dunleavy issued a stream of vitriol seldom leveled at even his Democratic foes in the Legislature. Everyone has a breaking point, and the governor found his.

You deceived the people of Alaska about their governments response to the largest public health crisis in a century. In doing so, you violated the obligation you have, as a member of the Legislature, to promoting and protecting public health, the governors missive to Sen. Reinbold read. Your baseless, deleterious and self-serving demands on government resources amounts to an abuse of public resources and will no longer be tolerated.

Its not hard to understand why Gov. Dunleavy unleashed his ire on Sen. Reinbold: For a full month, the senator has used her bully pulpit at the helm of the Judiciary Committee to belittle administration figures, partake in fact-free rants that misinform the public about the COVID-19 pandemic, entertain conspiracy theories, promote debunked medical claims and interview fringe figures who are all too happy to smear the medical and scientific establishment to gain personal notoriety. Reinbold falsely claimed the governor was making COVID-19 vaccines compulsory and equated his health mandates to martial law.

Given Sen. Reinbolds frequent and flagrant misinformation, the question most Alaskans asked themselves when they heard of the governors letter likely wasnt why, but why did it take so long?

Its a good question, and its one worth asking on a national level as well. Over the course of several years, the Republican Party in the United States has undergone a transmogrification, with a conspiracy-minded, xenophobic populist faction suddenly at the reins of the party Abraham Lincoln founded. Ten years ago, if youd asked a Republican why they chose their party, they would likely have answered with some mix of fiscal conservatism, belief in a strong national defense, the importance of the Second Amendment, and a sense that the U.S. was drifting toward moral relativism. Ask a self-identifying Republican today, and you might still get that answer or you might get an unhinged tirade about stolen elections, a cabal of child abusers, and the COVID-19 pandemic being a Chinese government plot.

Though the Republican Party is still nominally one party, its hard to see how the old guard of the GOP can coexist with the QAnon faction and the election-fraud diehards. The latter groups increasingly maintain their beliefs in direct contravention to reality. The predictions of Q have been repeatedly debunked and dozens of lawsuits alleging election fraud have been found wholly without merit, but it matters not a whit to the hardcore believers, who appear to think they can make these fabrications into reality through sheer force of will. And lately, these delusions have taken more and more dangerous form: Sen. Reinbolds anti-mask activism and COVID-19 quackery, if accepted by most Alaskans, would bring case counts roaring back to all-time highs. And five people died in January when election-fraud myth adherents, whipped into a frenzy by former President Donald Trump, rioted at the Capitol building in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden.

One participant in that riot, facing federal felony charges, was set to testify before Sen. Reinbolds Judiciary Committee on Friday, about the purported medical benefits of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment. (It is apparently immaterial to Sen. Reinbold that the Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of the drug by coronavirus patients.) Fortunately, Senate President Peter Micciche canceled that hearing personally on Thursday, preventing the spread of more misinformation. Which, again, should lead Alaskans to wonder, why did it take so long?

The answer is that decisions that would otherwise seem like common sense become more complicated when political reality intrudes. Despite Sen. Reinbolds well-established tendency to embarrass her caucus, shes not alone among legislators in her skepticism of COVID-19 health measure, and the Senate majority cant afford to lose very many members before its in danger of no longer being a majority thats why Sen. Reinbold came to be the Judiciary chair in the first place, and why the caucus ditched its requirement that members stick together on budget votes. Thats also why, rather than repudiating the discredited election-fraud claims and QAnon adherents in their ranks, GOP members in the Lower 48 opted to censure and deride those who spoke against them.

But at some point, there has to be a reckoning, and it seems like its coming soon, both in Alaska and across the U.S. the Republican Party cant exist long in its present state. It must choose to reject the fringe that has come to dominate its rank-and-file, or it will become a fringe party itself, fixated on misinformation and raging at imagined enemies. For the health of our state and our country, we should hope it chooses to return to its principles.

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Washington President Joe Biden reportedly wont rule out using executive orders to crackdown on Americans constitutionally protected Second Amendment rights. The revelation was made during a White House press conference on Tuesday in response to a statement that Biden put out last week calling for banning semi-automatic firearms in addition to other gun control measures, the Daily Wire reported.

What is your timetable for action on what the president calls common sense measures? a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, And whats the realistic hope that you have this will pass both houses?

Well, we havent proposed a package at this point, Psaki responded. So its hard for me to make a prediction about its likelihood of passing. But I will say that the president is somebody throughout his career who has advocated for smart gun safety measures. He is not afraid of standing up to the NRA. Hes done it multiple times and won on background checks and a range of issues. And it is a priority to him on a personal level, but I dont have a prediction for you, or preview for you on a timeline of a package, and certainly not what it will look like and how it goes through Congress.

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Later in the press conference, a second reporter asked Psaki, Does the president still plan to take executive action on gun control? Next came the disclosure that its feasible.

The president has a range of actions at his disposal, Psaki responded. He hasnt ruled out either of those options.

The question came after Biden called on Congress late last week to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets.

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President Joe Biden, on the anniversary of the horrible tragedy called the Parkland school shootings, promised his administration would forever protect innocent Americans from similarly senseless crimes and soon enough, with Democrats holding majorities in both House and Senate, pass commonsense gun law reforms.

What he means by that, of course, is the end of the Second Amendment as we know it.

This administration will not wait for the next mass shooting to heed that call, Biden said.

We will take action to end our epidemic of gun violence and make our schools and communities safer, Biden said.

Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all guns sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets, Biden said.

These are the lies of the left.

The truth, in rapid-fire fashion, is this: Americas epidemic of gun violence is not in the schools, but rather in the streets in the gang-banging, drug-infested streets of mostly Democrat-controlled communities. And if Biden and Democrats really wanted to stem the tide of gun-related violence with a commonsense approach, theyd first go after the guns being carted by lawbreakers i.e., gang-bangers and drug-dealing scum and not those carried by legal owners.

Its not the Second Amendment to blame for Americas gun-related crimes and deaths.

Its the culture.

Or, more to the point, its the blind eyes the Democrats turn to the lawbreakers, so as not to rock politically incorrect boats lawbreakers who then shoot up the culture.

[H]omicides in major cities including Baltimore are not race neutral, wrote John Hudgins, an associate professor of sociology at Coppin State University, in an April 2020, Baltimore Sun piece. Of the more than three hundred people killed in the streets of Baltimore last year, just about all of them were African Americans. The shooters (killers) were most likely black as well.

Hudgins went on to write that stop-and-frisk and mass incarcerations are civil rights hot points but commonsense controls that recognize the real sources of gun violence are nonetheless needed.

Commonsense controls that target illegal weapons, for instance, he said.

His viewpoint coincides with statistics from The Trace that found 3,010 people in 2020 were injured and killed in mass shootings the disproportionate share of which struck black neighborhoods. Why is this?

Its certainly not because of a lack of laws.

After all, its already illegal to shoot to kill; its already illegal to commit crimes with firearms. So the problem, to paraphrase Bill Clinton on the economy, is the culture, stupid.

In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau found that while the percentage of White children under the age of 18 who lived with both parents was 74.3%, the percent of black minors living with both parents was 38.7%.

The nonprofit Kids Count reported similarly for 2019 that roughly 64%, or two-thirds, of minor-aged Blacks were raised in single-parent homes. Kids Count also reported 42% of Hispanics in 2019 were raised in single-parent homes, compared to only 24% of Whites. With 64% of all Black youth and 42% of all Hispanic youth in the country being raised by single mothers single mothers who have to work, who have to work more than one job, who arent as attentive to the raising of their children as they might be with a father in the home its no wonder the Black communities are breeding grounds for gangs. Its no wonder Hispanic communities face the same issues.

In 1996, the National Youth Gang Survey found the ethnic backgrounds of gang members in America were as follows: 44% Hispanic, 35% Black, 14% White, and 7% Asian or other. And the ages of these gang members? As the National Gang Center reported, between 1996 and 2011, between 35% and 50% of Americas gang members younger than 18 years old.

These are not shocking statistics.

These are well known, well reported, well documented.

Its like the open secret of Americas crime rate the vastly ignored truths of Americas gun crimes.

So commonsense gun law reforms, as put forth by Biden and the Democrats? Seriously. Theres nothing commonsense about it.

If Democrats truly wanted to address gun violence in America, they would address the problems of those who choose guns and violence as viable ways of life. They wouldnt seek to regulate the ones who dont need regulation in the first place.

They wouldnt seek to needlessly restrict Second Amendment rights to needlessly claim the God-given right to self-defend. Theres nothing commonsense about that at all.

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