Late last month, over consecutive nights in Miami, Americans heard from 20 candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. As expected, the debate over firearms and the Second Amendment received top billing.

Virtually every candidate outlined specific proposals that ranged from more background checks to an assault weapons ban, to federal red flag laws, and even to outright gun confiscation. But not a single one of them voiced support for the commonsense idea of allowing Americans to better protect themselves. Instead, politician after politician expressed support for the failed notion that more laws, more regulations, and less freedom are the only solutions to combating violent criminals.