Laws governing firearm ownership, licensing, sales, and use. Ranges from near-total bans to broad constitutional protections. Especially prominent in U.S. politics.
How should governments regulate civilian firearm ownership?
Stricter licensing, background checks, assault weapons bans, and buyback programs
Defend constitutional right to bear arms; oppose new restrictions; focus on enforcement of existing laws
Most developed nations have strict controls; U.S. remains an outlier; mass shootings driving cyclical debate
One of the two major parties in the United States and the world's oldest continuing voter-based party. Modern Democrats are a broad center-left coalition that supports civil rights, labor protections, environmental policy, and an active federal role in social welfare and economic regulation.
One of the two major parties in the United States. Founded in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party, the modern GOP is a conservative coalition associated with lower taxes, deregulation, tighter immigration policy, conservative jurisprudence, and nationalist politics.