COLUMBUS, Ohio—This year’s national Democratic platform will likely place a greater emphasis on gun-control and anti-hate crime measures because of the Orlando shootings, according to an Ohio lawmaker helping to draw up the document.
“I think they will always be big issues, but I think it’s even going to be bigger, in terms of our platform being very bold, being clear,” said state Rep. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat serving on the DNC’s platform drafting committee.
Reece didn’t say what specific proposals might appear in the Democratic platform, which outlines the party’s stances and policy goals on key issues.
But she said gun control would be “a huge push in our platform,” as well as expanding the definition of hate crimes to protect victims targeted because of their sexual orientation. For the full article click here
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