Democrat launches long-shot campaign near Parkland, Florida, as he calls for buyback of ‘assault weapons’
He may be a long shot in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, but the California representative Eric Swalwell is trying to stand out with a focus on gun violence, including his proposal to spend $15bn on an Australia-style federal ban and buyback of military-style “assault weapons”.
Swalwell, a 38-year-old Democratic congressman who represents a district in the progressive Bay Area, launched his campaign on Tuesday with a town hall near Parkland, Florida. He spoke alongside two prominent Parkland activists: 18-year-old Cameron Kasky and Fred Guttenberg, a parent who lost his daughter Jaime in last year’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school.
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