Oh, sure, they pretend to. They make sure the media sees their crocodile tears following every public shooting. They do their little sit-ins for measures that gut due process, and they push selective gun bans that do nothing about the underlying madness that grips our society.
But when it comes to initiatives that actually reduce violence, they clam up. Case in point: current Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine. As Mayor of Richmond, he backed a program that actually reduced gun violence, and now he’s taking flak for it.
That’s not Alanis Morissette irony; it’s the real thing. Democrats don’t really care about inner-city violence, which represents the vast majority of firearms-related homicides in this country. They care about symbolic gestures that score them political points.
Among other things, Project Exile was notable for receiving the support of both the NRA and the Brady Campaign (then known as Handgun Control, Inc.). Continued...