Flowers and hand signs left by mourners on the 24th are piled up in front of the store’Gold Spa’, one of the places where the incident occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, where eight people were killed in the shooting on the 16th of this month. Atlanta = AP Yonhap News
The Democratic Party of the United States, which took control of the White House and the Senate and House of Representatives at the same time in 10 years, was put to the test for the first time with a challenging domestic issue. This is as public opinion is growing in the aftermath of the subsequent large-scale shootings and firearms regulations. It is noteworthy whether the Democratic Party, which has established a more favorable political position than ever to solve a long-standing challenge, can push forward gun control legislation this time. It is analyzed that this will be a measure by which the Joe Biden administration’s future legislative transcripts will be measured.
Politico, a media outlet specializing in politics, diagnosed on the 24th (local time) in an article titled’Why is this gun politics different? . In six days, shootings in Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado, boosted the issue of gun control, and Democrats have the power to move the White House and Congress at the same time. In addition, the situation in which the National Firearms Association (NRA), the center of opposition to gun control, is suffering from fiscal problems and infighting is also a good news for the Democrats. For this reason, the response to the shooting has become a test bed to demonstrate the capabilities of the Democratic Party.
Gun control legislation is difficult to pass through the Senate, where the two parties share 50 seats each. The bill requires more than 60 votes in favor. The problem is the situation in which the Democratic Party has voted for betrayal or the Republican Party is holding on to the bill with a’filibuster’ (interfering with legitimate parliamentary actions). Politico explained that “a parliamentary vote on the gun control bill alone has great political significance.” This is because the ruling party is facing a midterm election that is difficult for the ruling party to win in that it usually takes on the character of a’regime judge’. Even if we lose the vote, it can be a stepping stone to gaining the votes of regulatory supporters in the midterm elections to be held in November next year. Even during the 2018 midterm elections, gun control was a key issue that led to the Democratic Party’s victory in some areas of competition.
On the 24th, the day after 10 people were killed in a shooting in Boulder, Colorado, USA, citizens lit candles to commemorate the victims. Boulder = AFP Yonhap News
Apart from the time-consuming legislation, the White House is debating with Democratic senators, starting with a priority executive order. According to the New York Times of Japan, three major plans are under consideration. The first is to buy and assemble each part, so that the so-called’ghost gun’ is classified as a firearm. It is a content that manages the ghost gun by giving it a serial number and also goes through the process such as verifying the identity of the purchaser. In addition, measures to strengthen the identification process and measures to support now for gun violence intervention programs operated on a national community basis are under discussion.
Local media analyzed that the gun violence incident, which had been reduced by the blockade, is reviving when the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) subsides. There are concerns that the Atlanta and Boulder incidents may be just the beginning. According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the number of background checks (39.6 million) for the sale of firearms was the highest last year. Peter Ambler, chairman of the gun control advocacy group’Giffords’, said, “The pandemic (a global pandemic) should not go back to the era of gun violence.” He emphasized.
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