Gun Control Plan Endorses Holding Gun Manufacturers ‘Strictly Liable’

On Saturday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released her "plan for gun violence prevention."

The senator’s plan, which was published on blogging platform Medium, includes over 30 bullet points relating to gun control (many of which are similar to other proposals from Democratic politicians), including a new "federal assault weapons ban," increased excise taxes on firearms (30%) and ammunition (50%), the banning of "high-capacity ammunition magazines," lengthening waiting periods for firearms purchases, and allowing "gun manufacturers" to be "strictly liable."

Warren’s plan states that by increasing excise taxes, the United States can "reduce new gun and ammunition sales overall and to bring in new federal revenue that we can use for gun violence prevention and enforcement of existing gun laws."

As for the new federal assault weapons ban, Warren’s plan would "require individuals already in possession of assault weapons to register them under the National Firearms Act." The plan would also enact a firearms buyback program that would impose "penalties" on gun owners who don’t register or turn in their "assault weapons."