Why not a debate solely devoted to gun control?

[Drunken Irishman]

Seems to me this issue is just as pressing, if not more prevalent currently, than climate change - how about an entire debate devoted to what each candidate has done, and will do, to combat the mass-shooting epidemic in the Untied States?

[brush]

1. Sounds good but I want to see the candidates go after trump not argue with each other.

In the last debate they argued against each other and some even ended up bashing Obama.

Ridiculous.

trump should be the target.

[wasupaloopa]

2. They all have the same view of guns and climate change.

I would not watch an hour or more of the candidates trying to out do or attack each other on guns and climate.

Better to have them one st a time state their ideas separately one after the other.

[bitterross]

3. Preaching to the choir

I don't see that it would be all that defining.

[Garrett78]

4. Climate change poses an existential threat, but even that doesn't call for a single-issue debate.

For starters, our candidates don't differ all that much on these issues. Secondly, a single-issue debate on 1 topic but not another would inevitably piss off a lot of people. Thirdly, I think ratings would suffer. While that may not seem like a really big deal, we want exposure for our candidates and causes, and we don't want a narrative that says "Dem debate proves to be snooze fest."

[Blue_true]

5. Yes. Guns are killing more Americans than climate right now.

You touched on why single issue debates are a bad idea.

[jcgoldie]

6. It seems to you wrong

Gun control is an immensely important issue and yet somehow pales in comparison to human existence on the planet earth.

[customerserviceguy]

7. How about

just sticking to getting rid of Trump, and not giving his base one more thing to oppose us on?

[peggysue2]

11. Yes!!

Step one is removing Trump. Because without that single step none of these issues will addressed. In fact, they'll undoubtedly become far worse.

[samir.g]

8. I like it

[JI7]

9. the debates are a joke and don't really get into important discussion of anything.

[Cha]

10. Except call it.. Sensible

Gun Laws/No one is going to take away your guns.

[bigtree]

12. done with the talking

...we need action.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

13. It would make Wayne LaPierre burst ito flames.

So, there's that at least.

[JI7]

14. what is there to debate ? all candidates agree we need gun control

the problem is getting something to pass and it's Republicans who are preventing it.

[hack89]

18. Last time it was red state Dem Senators

Remember post Sandy Hook when the Dem controlled senate killed the AWB?

[Autumn]

16. Because gun control is not the most serious crisis facing humanity, climate change is.

Gun control can be done by someone with the swipe of a pen. That won't do squat against climate change. The Artic and the Amazon are on fire. Climate change will kill millions and we are running out of time to prevent it. Yes, it has happened before, but not on a planet with almost 8 billion people.

[hack89]

17. Too many Senate seats up for re-election in pro-gun states

DNC won’t make gun control a high profile issue. Gun control supporters will already vote Dem and they don’t want to stir up the crazies and drive single issue gun lovers to the polls.