{"id":2329185,"date":"2024-08-22T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-bring-out-shooting-victims-to-speak-on-last-day-of-dnc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:00:24","slug":"democrats-bring-out-shooting-victims-to-speak-on-last-day-of-dnc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-bring-out-shooting-victims-to-speak-on-last-day-of-dnc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats bring out shooting victims to speak on last day of DNC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-bring-out-shooting-victims-to-speak-on-last-day-of-dnc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329185&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On \u2064the final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), prominent victims and\u2064 advocates of gun violence are set to \u200dshare their stories to raise awareness for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-rule-out-using-executive-orders-to-crackdown-on-second-amendment-rights-white-house\/\" title=\"Biden Won\u2019t Rule Out Using Executive Orders To Crackdown On Second Amendment Rights: White House\">gun control measures<\/a>. Notable speakers include former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived a shooting, Rep. \u2062Lucy McBath, who lost her\u200c son to gun violence, and members of the &#8220;Tennessee Three,&#8221; a group of lawmakers expelled for \u2063protesting against gun violence. They aim to emphasize the urgent need for policy\u200c change regarding gun safety, a significant focus for Democrats in the upcoming election. The party&#8217;s platform dedicates substantial attention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/get-back-in-your-lane-tucker-carlson-slams-yellen-for-focus-on-global-warming-gun-crime-amid-imploding-economy\/\" title=\"\u2018Get Back In Your Lane\u2019: Tucker Carlson Slams Yellen For Focus On Global Warming, Gun Crime Amid \u2018Imploding\u2019 Economy\">addressing gun violence<\/a>, highlighting it \u200bas a critical issue for voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats bring out shooting victims to speak on last day of DNC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1687568\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The final night of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> will feature the testimony of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> gun violence<\/a> victims and activists seeking more gun-control measures.<\/p>\n<p>Before Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris <\/a>takes the stage, former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot in the head during a campaign event in 2011, Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), who lost her son in 2012 to gun violence, and the &ldquo;Tennessee Three,&rdquo; a group of state lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee legislature for leading a protest against gun violence following the 2023 Covenant school shooting, will all be speaking at the DNC on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was here in 2016. &hellip; At that time, then-Secretary [Hillary] Clinton was the only presidential candidate ever to explicitly have a full agenda for gun violence prevention as a policy agenda that she was running on,&rdquo; McBath <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/democratic-conventions-final-night-feature-gun-violence-survivors-rcna167648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> NBC News. &ldquo;Here we are in 2024. It&rsquo;s so completely different. It is so completely different now. We now are the Davids to the Goliath of the scourge of gun violence in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gun violence is among the top issues for Democrats in this election cycle. In the Democrats&rsquo; 92-page party platform, five pages are dedicated to how lawmakers intend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-legislators-approve-new-gun-and-ammo-tax\/\" title=\"California lawmakers pass new tax on firearms and ammunition.\">improve gun safety<\/a>, policing, and public safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All Americans deserve freedom from fear: to be confident that their children will come home safely from the store or the playground, and to know that their loved one will come home safely from their shift policing the streets,&rdquo; the platform states.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration created the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Harris was put in charge of overseeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The office has worked to see that the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022, is being implemented. This 2022 law imposes federal penalties for the straw trafficking of firearms, increases background checks for people under 21, and ensures that people found guilty of domestic violence are barred from purchasing firearms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to taking the stage at the DNC, McBath&nbsp;will be moderating a discussion between activists and gun violence survivors on how best to tackle gun violence. Those on the panel include Abbey Clements, a second-grade teacher and survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter was killed in a 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1687568\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1687568\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Highlight Gun Violence Victims on DNC&#8217;s Final Night<\/p>\n<p>On the last evening of the Democratic National Convention, gun violence survivors and advocates will share their stories in support of increased gun control. Prior to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s address, former Arizona Representative Gabby Giffords\u2014who was shot in the head during a campaign event in 2011\u2014along with Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), who lost her son to gun violence in 2012, and the &#8220;Tennessee Three,&#8221; a group of state lawmakers expelled for protesting against gun violence after the 2023 Covenant school shooting, will speak at the event. McBath reflected on past conventions, noting that in 2016 then-Secretary Hillary Clinton was unique among presidential candidates for having a comprehensive agenda focused on preventing gun violence. She emphasized how much has changed by 2024, stating that they now see themselves as &#8220;Davids&#8221; fighting against the &#8220;Goliath&#8221; of rampant gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>Gun violence remains a key issue for Democrats this election cycle; their party platform dedicates five out of its 92 pages to strategies for enhancing gun safety and public security. The platform asserts that all Americans should feel safe knowing their children can return home safely from everyday activities and that those serving as police officers can do so without fear.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration established the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Harris oversees. This office is working to implement measures from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act signed into law by President Biden in 2022. This legislation enforces federal penalties for illegal firearm trafficking, expands background checks for individuals under age 21, and prohibits those convicted of domestic violence from purchasing guns.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her speaking role at DNC, McBath will moderate a discussion featuring activists and survivors discussing effective approaches to combatting gun violence. Panelists include Abbey Clements\u2014a second-grade teacher who survived the Sandy Hook school shooting\u2014and Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter was killed during a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2329186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Giffords-speaking-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6017,3685,7705,32504,38967],"class_list":["post-2329185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-advocacy","tag-democrats","tag-dnc","tag-political-strategy","tag-shooting-victims"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Giffords-speaking-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}