This comprehensive gun safety policy includes five key pillars designed to create an effective background checks system, keep guns away from people who pose a danger to themselves or others, protect young people in schools and Americans in their homes, tackle daily gun violence in the hardest-hit communities, and confront the gun industry head-on." The U.S. is one of the very few countries, and the only industrialized nation, that have not ratified it. About half of Republican gun owners (52%) and 40% of Republican non-gun owners say gun laws are about right. No mandated testing. Students of color, English learners and students with disabilities used to be able to count on federal oversight of their basic rights in school. The following proposals may not yield perfect answers, but they provide better answers than the status quo. No longer would people have to worry about the prospect of financial ruin if they become seriously ill, are laid off their jobs, or are injured in an accident. The Green Partys agenda for gun control laws includes a requirement that all purchasers of firearms attend a gun safety and first aid course; basic competency and mental hygiene for firearm purchasers; a moratorium on gun sales following any mass shooting that has gained national prominencethe copycat window; and a ban on assault rifles. Target precautionary and corrective justice actions and resources in communities with the highest concentrations of environmental hazards and in communities lacking socioeconomic resources. Greens oppose "English-only" legislation. In addition, we demand a recognition of past, uncredited payments into Social Security as part of any fees assessed for regularization of status. The Green Party demands justice for Kanaka Maoli. We believe that government must ensure the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. Greens call for an end to the "war on drugs", legalization of drugs and for treating drug abuse as a health issue. In 1993, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Clinton signed into law, the "Apology Bill" (U.S. Public Law 103-150). These proposals draw support from less than 40% of people who do not own guns. One of our key values is respect for diversity. With less than five percent of the world's population, the United States locks up nearly a quarter of the world's prisoners. Across the United States, the poor and people of color do suffer disproportionately from environmental hazards in the workplace, at home, and in their communities. About eight-in-ten favor allowing concealed carry in more places (82%) and allowing teachers to carry in schools (81%). We advocate legislation to ensure that federal funds marked for communities to provide ESL (English as second language) training, and health and social support services to immigrants actually go to them. Support, enforce and strengthen the National Environmental Policy Act. Few in either group say it has too little (17% among gun owners and 14% among non-owners). Meet prisoners' dietary requirements. The Green Party believes that this failure to invest in research for a cure is because mainstream society has the belief that contracting HIV is self-inflicted by "sinful" or "illegal" behavior. We propose the following immigration policies, consistent with the Ten Key Values. We stand with consumers, who have been injured or defrauded by corporations and others, and support their efforts to redress the wrongs done to them. Prohibition of future sale or diminishments of the Ceded Land Trust. Provide free college tuition to all qualified students at public universities and vocational schools. These horrific attacks show that our communities are too vulnerable to this type of senseless violence. The mentally ill also have the right to live independently, circumscribed only by the limitations of their illness. These attitudes have been mostly stable over the past eight years with the public about evenly divided between protecting gun rights and controlling ownership. Persons should only be excluded if their background check presents a clear and present danger. Consumption-oriented lifestyles that have evolved in the industrial world have resulted in a minority of people consuming a majority of resources. Eliminating all laws that seek to restrict or censor artistic expression, including the withholding of government funds for political or moral content. Consider forms of restitution to victims. The Green Party is unalterably opposed to the dissolution of public schools and the privatization of education. Funding for methods of peer education for sex workers and those who may share needles, and to supply them with condoms, dams, gloves, and needles & syringes. We must take an uncompromising position that the care and nurture of children, elders and the disabled are essential to a healthy, peaceful, and sustainable society. The Green Party shall strive to secure universal and effective recognition and observance of the principles and spirit expressed in the United National Universal Declaration of Human Rights as an international standard that all nations must meet. Heidi Rathjen, a member of the gun-control group PolySeSouvient and survivor of the 1989 Polytechnique massacre, said the Liberals' gun laws "sound good but hide incredibly weak, hollow, toothless . Increased public education in transmission prevention which includes funding for the purchase and distribution of condoms, gloves, dams, and needles & syringes. Gun rights activists argue many of the Democratic proposals would violate the Second Amendment, which the Supreme Court determined in a 2008 decision to include . These indigenous nations have the right to determine the status of their members. For these reasons we specifically oppose the walling off of both traditional urban crossing areas and of wilderness areas. Promote a diverse set of educational opportunities, including multilingual education, continuing education, job retraining, distance learning, mentoring and apprenticeship/vocational programs. Assure non-discriminatory compliance with all environmental, health and safety laws to guarantee equal protection. Rural residents are more likely than urban and suburban residents to identify as Republicans or lean Republican; people who live in rural areas also are more likely to own guns than those in other communities. We demand new policies and laws that deal more effectively and humanely with the victims of illegal international trafficking in humans primarily women and children who are bought, kidnapped, coerced, brutalized, defrauded, tricked, sold and marketed for forced sex (rape) and prostitution, with an estimated 50,000 trafficked to the U.S. We call for stiffer, more appropriate policy, structure and laws to deal with traffickers, and also demand that procedures to deport victims before the traffickers are prosecuted must be changed to allow the victims to testify against the traffickers, which plays a major role in bringing these cases to justice and helping stem the tide of this heinous crime. Ensure that public agencies devoted to job creation are active in providing job training and work opportunities for homeless residents. Increase the current pay levels, including monthly combat pay, imminent danger pay and family separation allowances for those risking their lives in combat zones. Include a vigorous and engrossing civics curriculum in later elementary and secondary schools, to teach students to be active citizens. We oppose the provision of current law which allows local police to become agents of the immigration agency. The public is closely divided over whether it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns or to control gun ownership. Our current health care system lets tens of thousands of people die each year by excluding them from adequate care, while its exorbitant costs are crippling our economy. Education and funding for addiction harm reduction practices, including available needle exchange programs for those individuals with substance use problems who are not yet ready to enter treatment programs. Interim MeasuresRecognizing that a just reform of immigration policy may take some time, the Green Party supports: Measures to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses if they can prove their identity and pass the required tests. Read our research on: Congress | Economy | Trust in Media. discrimination based on race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. The Green Party must consider immigration issues from an international standpoint, taking into account international labor and environmental standards, and human rights. Establish new independent government consumer advocacy agencies to protect the interests of consumers, and restore the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. This gap increases further among gun owners: About as many gun owners who want less strict laws (19%) have contacted officials in the last year as owners who want stricter laws have ever contacted officials (20%). Yet how will state legislatures and agencies, under pressure from more powerful interests, react? We support the inclusion of an equal number of women and men in peace talks and negotiations, not only because these efforts directly affect their lives and those of their husbands, children and families, but also because when women are involved, the negotiations are more successful. New union members' right to submit a first contract to binding arbitration at the request of the union. What critics say about gun control. Just a third of gun owners and only 12% of non-gun owners support allowing people to carry guns without a permit. The passage of the 1996 Welfare Act by Congress and its signing by the President confronts us with hard choices. A larger share of gun owners contribute money to organizations that take positions on gun policy (28% have ever done so and 12% have in the last year) than non-owners (10% ever and 6% in the last year). The Green Party would end security surveillance and covert infiltration of organizations that promote rights for sexual and gender minorities. Rural residents also tend to be more supportive of proposals to loosen gun restrictions. The community of people of African ancestry whose family members were held in chattel slavery in what is now the United States of America have legitimate claimsto reparations including monetary compensation for centuries of human rights violations, including the Transatlantic slave trade now recognized by the United Nations as a "crime against humanity." Establish community control of police through elected local police oversight boards with subpoena power to investigate complaints about police behavior and hold offending officers accountable. More research into better methods of prevention of HIV infection. The existing civil rights act prohibits discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability. Provide for publicly elected Rent Control/Stabilization Boards for communities with local rent control laws. Some people mentioned semiautomatic or automatic rifles, such as AK-47s, while others mentioned more powerful military equipment such as missiles, explosives, tanks and fighter aircraft. Prohibit advertising to children in schools. Implement a step-by-step program to decriminalize all drugs in the United States. Provide the resources necessary to advocate, develop and monitor discharge practices of local hospitals, jails and foster care through a zero-tolerance policy for discharging people to the streets. About eight-in-ten Black adults (82%) say gun violence is a very big problem - by far the largest share of any racial or ethnic group. Fully 80% of gun owners say most people should be able to own guns, plus another 9% who say almost everyone should be able to. Persons should only be excluded if their background check presents a clear and present danger. The Green Party calls for U.S. passage of CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, which was adopted in 1979 by the U.N. General Assembly and ratified by 173 countries. The development of the United States has been marked by conflict over questions of race. Green Party on Homeland Security Party Platform Abolish nuclear weapons, WMDs, and land mines Our government should establish a policy to abolish nuclear weapons: Declare a no-first-strike policy. Immediate distribution of Hawaiian Homelands, with government funds allocated for the necessary infrastructure. Restore judicial discretion in sentencing. End all federal competitive grants like Race to the Top (RTTT) and instead equitably fund schools based on a priority of socioeconomic level. What are the Democratic proposals on guns and what do critics say? Ensure that the Pentagon takes all steps necessary to fully diagnose and treat the physical and mental health conditions resulting from service in combat zones, including post-traumatic stress disorder. We affirm the right of each individual to the exercise of conscience and religion, while maintaining the constitutionally mandated separation of government and religion. At the same time, rent control and tenant eviction protections do not exist in most jurisdictions, and where they do, they are often inadequate and under attack. December 7, 2021. Make all public education sites gun-free to provide a safe learning environment, Include self-defense skills in the physical education curriculum at elementary school level. Provide healthy school meals that are rich in vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber, and offer plant-based vegetarian options. Immediate increases in funding for programs that ensure all individuals with HIV/AIDS who want housing or treatment are able to obtain such promptly. The Green Party calls for military spending to be cut by 50% over the next 10 years, with increases in spending for social programs. It took an extraordinary and ongoing fight over 72 years for women to win the right to vote. In part, these gaps reflect differences in partisanship and gun ownership in these communities. The ever-widening gap between rich and poor is destructive of democracy and creates an uneven playing field for economic opportunity. Youth have the right to develop in a safe and nurturing early environment provided by affordable childcare and pre-school preparation. By taking control of our industries and natural resources, we can make progress for the common good. Provide researched-based drug, tobacco, and alcohol abuse prevention, as well as evidence-based information about the true effect of recreational or medicinal substances such as cannabis on the developing brain. Immigration raids are terrorizing the immigrant community. Our current situation has created extreme social injustice. The Green Party is opposed to efforts to force undocumented youth into becoming cannon fodder for the U.S. military as the price for legal status. For the first time in this countrys history, students of color represent the majority of the PK-12 public education student body. Those who said most, but not all, types of guns should be legally available were asked to share, in their own words, What are some of the types of guns you think should not be legally available to buy? These respondents frequently mentioned military-style weapons though definitions of what constitutes military style differed considerably. For More InformationMassacre at a Crowded Walmart in Texas Leaves 20 DeadRomero, Simon; Manny Fernandez, Mariel Padilla. Allocate adequate funding to support community-based programs that provide out-patient medical services, case management services and counseling programs. However the supply of affordable housing is not meeting the need, while in an era of increasing deregulation, many tenants are losing important legal protections. On several issues, there are wide differences between Republican and Democratic gun owners and even larger differences between members of both parties who do not own guns. Immigration policies such as separating families at the border, kids in cages, and the Title 42 program which allows the United States Border Patrol and U.S. Customs to prohibit the entry of persons who potentially pose a health risk (a racist policy to fast track deportations and prohibit refugees to seek asylum on U.S. soil) must immediately cease.The Green Party must consider immigration issues from an international standpoint, taking into account international labor and environmental standards, and human rights.The following proposals may not yield perfect answers, but they provide better answers than the status quo. About half of gun owners (53%) say the NRA has the right amount of influence and 29% say it has too much. Additionally, now more than half of all school children are classified as low income. Even more critical is the fact that now nearly 35 percent of all public school students have some specific learning disability and are receiving special education services. We should provide a residential setting within the community for those who do not need institutional care but who are unable to live independently. The New YOrk Times, Aug. 4, 2019, The House passed 2 gun control bills, but Democrats arent in a rush to do moreMcPherson, Lindsey. Meanwhile, courts, social service agencies, and all government agencies dealing with the public must provide trained and certified translators. An unjust society is an unsustainable society. We will work to restore lands stolen through a variety of tactics including: violence, terrorism and the discriminatory access to operating capital that together has robbed black farmers and the broader community of their lands. Legislate full funding for worker safety programs at both the state and federal levels. A government that works for us would provide critical goods and services that should not be run for profit. We demand recognition of the sovereignty of indigenous nations whose territories cross national boundaries. Any private organization that practices bigotry against certain religious beliefs and classes of people should not have a Congressional endorsement or access to public property and funds. However, we believe that this freedom should not be used to perpetuate oppression and abuse. Ensure psychological and medical care and rehabilitation services for mentally ill prisoners. We encourage cooperative ownership and management of enterprises. But when interaction with the government is limited to the English speaking, persons are put at additional risk of exploitation. Views on gun policies also vary widely by the types of communities in which people live. programs. We believe that the ill-advised and illegal actions of the U.S. administration have unnecessarily put our troops in harm's way. I agree, but gun control isn't directly related to the Green movement, and you don't change hearts and minds with 30 years of less than 3% support. Defend and expand cities' right to enact local rent control laws, including vacancy control/recontrol, that fit the needs of their communities. Those living in the industrialized world must end the habits of waste and over-consumption that place as much stress on the environment as does population growth in developing nations. (+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. Provide treatment to parolees and probationers who fail a drug test instead of re-incarceration. The Green Party unequivocally condemns these evils, which continue to be a social problem of paramount significance. Gender critical or trans-exclusionary social theories such as the sex-based womens rights declaration are not recognized as radical inclusive feminism and will be opposed by the Green Party. Corporations should not be allowed to use the schools as vehicles for commercial advertising or corporate propaganda. We need to repeal the Real ID Act and resist the establishment of any system that would suppress freedom to travel and require citizens and non-citizens alike to "show their papers" and reveal their private information to government monitors at every turn. Permanent border passes to all citizens of Latin America and Canada whose identity can be traced and verified. We recognize that this would be impractical without reciprocity between nations. It is critical that the public protections of Social Security are not privatized and subjected to increased risk. Families are being broken up. We support the shift in modern medicine to include healing through complementary therapies and engagement with the Great Hospital (Nature). Among non-gun owners who are open to the possibility of owning a gun in the future, 51% favor stricter gun laws. The change the world is crying for cannot occur unless women's voices are heard. Federal policy on education should act principally to provide equal access to a quality education. Provide robust professional development in cultural competency, and widen the scope of teacher preparation to include cultural competency training. We seek to protect our children from the corrosive effects of mass culture that trains them to regard themselves first and foremost as consumers. The Green movement is about more than trying to game the most votes, but changing societal attitudes, which you're not really doing if you're afraid to talk about complex issues because of the votes. The nearly universal, though largely unspoken nature of this policy makes piecemeal reforms not accompanied by public discussion of the larger policy ineffective outside the context of a broad social movement. U.S. imperialism; a policy of extending a countrys power and influence through diplomacy or military force, and colonialism; the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, economic exploitation, unfair trade policies, economic sanctions, unequal distribution of assets, increase in violence, and climate change have caused many of the worlds citizens to migrate for better opportunities. A Constitutional Case for Gun Control - The Atlantic Abolish all student and parent loans taken out to finance post-secondary and vocational education. [See section A.1. Single mothers are the largest and most severely impoverished group in the United States, which explains why 22% of the children in our country live below the poverty line. Make it easier for the chronically mentally ill to apply for and receive Supplemental Security Income. Support policies to encourage citizens, taxpayers, ratepayers and consumers to form Citizens Utility Boards to advocate for the public interest. That with the failure of NCLB's testing mandate, recognize and uphold parents' right to opt their children out of any standardized test, instead of ESSA's weak permission of allowing states to pass such statutes. Include curricula focusing on civil rights history, actions, and advances, and how current law can be used to achieve personal civil rights. The Libertarian Stance on 'Gun Control': A Beginner's Guide - JPFO Publicly funded work training and education programs should have a goal of increasing employment options at finding living-wage jobs. Two-thirds of gun owners favor allowing people to carry concealed guns in more places (67%) and allowing teachers and school officials to carry guns in elementary and secondary schools (66%). In July 2002 the National Women's Caucus of the Green Party of the United States was founded to carry out the Party's commitment to women. Involve homeless people in decision-making about short- and long-term solutions to homelessness. Support Farm-to-School programs that provide food from local family farms and educational opportunities. We recognize that this would be impractical without reciprocity between nations. Wait times for processing and resolving immigration benefit applications should be reduced to no more than six months. We aim to stop corporations and others from defrauding consumers or endangering them with defective products or negligence. Policy ReformIn many countries economic policies, military actions of the U.S. government or U.S. based corporations, and natural disasters have caused extreme hardships. Operative THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Green Party of Canada make the following initiatives its priorities in dealing with gun control: Cracking down on the smuggling of illegal handguns across the US/Canada border; Bringing in stricter storage and transportation laws (i.e. Ending faith-based initiatives and charitable choice programs, whereby public funds are used to support religious organizations that do not adhere to specified guidelines and standards, including anti-discrimination laws. Efforts to nurture native Hawaiian culture. We support community--based public training for gun owners." Source: Socialist Party Platform at 2020-2021 PSL Convention , Aug 3, 2020 Right to bear arms needed for oppressed people Prevent homelessness before it occurs by addressing its structural causes, through raising the income floor under the working poor, creating living-wage jobs, providing job training and education that will enable low-wage workers to obtain living-wage jobs, preserving and expanding affordable housing, providing affordable health care, ensuring sufficient mental health care and substance abuse services, availability of healthy food and providing effective, holistic assistance that connects vulnerable individuals with sources of income and essential services. Human values such as gender equity, interpersonal responsibility, and honesty must be developed with moral conscience. Responding creatively to provide additional transitional housing through master leasing of private apartment blocks; purchase for-profit single room occupancy hotels; and where feasible, conversion of short-term emergency shelter facilities into permanent supportive housing. Other political parties on Gun Control: Tea Party on other issues: . As the richest nation in history, we should not condemn millions of children to a life of poverty, while corporate welfare is increased to historic highs. Ensure rules and regulations are transparent to help communities employ their rights and participate in decision-making. We also support, and call on others to support, the many existing and ongoing efforts for women: Women's rights must be protected and expanded to guarantee each woman's right as a full participant in society, free from sexual harassment, job discrimination or interference in the intensely personal choice about whether to have a child. We oppose the provision of current law which allows local police to become agents of the immigration agency. Values start with parents and schools should not seek to de-program students from those values. Implement strategies such as wraparound services and more to support students in poverty. Respect for our constitutionally protected rights is our best defense against discrimination and the abuse of power. Green Party on Crime Party Platform Ban private prisons; moratorium on prison construction Ban private prisons. These individuals must be prioritized to escape the intolerable conditions. Set aside a share of public-sector jobs for homeless people who are able to work. The "war on drugs" has been an ill conceived program that has wasted billions of dollars misdirecting law enforcement resources away from apprehending and prosecuting violent criminals, while crowding our prisons with non-violent drug offenders and disproportionately criminalizing youth of color.
