Will the issue of gun control, violence affect the 2022 midterm elections?
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Gun control is one of the major issues voters will consider before they go to the ballot box to vote in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections.
Opponents of gun control laws believe the Second Amendment was designed to protect an individual's right to self-defense and, therefore, lawful gun ownership should not be limited. At the same time, proponents of gun control believe that the Second Amendment was written for organized militias and that in order to reduce gun violence, new limits must be put in place regarding the buying and selling of firearms. Stacey Abrams, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, was endorsed by former Arizona congresswoman, and gun control activist, Gabby Giffords. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupted a press conference held by Gov. Greg Abbott the day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. (REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas) Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign in part for his stance on gun control and universal background checks. (Gaelen Morse/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Currently, no candidates from either political party in the battleground elections openly advocate for a full repeal of the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights. However, some of the strongest supporters of strict gun control legislation are Democrats in the tightly contested elections that determine which party achieves a majority in the House or Senate as well as gubernatorial seats.