White House hopeful Kamala Harris vows executive action on gun control
The Democrat from California is set to give details on her policies which would include a ban on importing some assault weapons.
Kamala Harris wants to ban the importing of AR-15-style assault weapons by executive action if elected president.
On Wednesday, the Democratic senator from California is set to detail her proposal to stop importing the weapons until the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can analyse whether the ban should be permanent.
Throughout my career I’ve been a fighter for people, challenging powerful special interest groups, taking on big banks, and predatory for-profit colleges. I’ll take that same fearlessness to the White House.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 14, 2019
Ms Harris has previously said she would take executive action on gun violence if Congress failed to pass comprehensive gun safety measures in her first 100 days.
She is seeking near-universal background checks by anyone who sells five or more guns annually; revoking the licences of law-breaking gun manufacturers and dealers; reversing President Donald Trump’s change to the definition of “fugitive from justice”; and closing a loophole to prevent dating partners convicted of domestic violence from buying guns.