Kamala Harris and Cory Booker jockey for strongest gun control positions

Even before the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker positioned themselves as Democratic presidential hopefuls with some of the most aggressive gun control proposals in the crowded primary field.

Nearly all of the 2020 Democrats support strengthening background checks for firearm sales, banning assault-style weapons, and encouraging “red flag laws” to quickly remove firearms from those deemed to be a threat to themselves or others. But not every candidate has released a proposal on how he or she would address gun violence. Booker, a New Jersey senator, and Harris, a senator from California, go further than most other candidates in their plans.