--- title: Democratic Platform: Guns, Abortion and Immigration description: The Democratic party released a platform at the Democratic National Convention party leaders called "aggressive" with "a bold vision." canonical: https://time.com/4422862/democratic-platform-guns-abortion-immigration/ author: Will Drabold article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-25T22:48:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:43:36.493Z article:section: Politics og:title: What the Democratic Platform Says About Guns, Abortion og:description: Party leaders called the platform "aggressive" with "a bold vision." og:url: https://time.com/4422862/democratic-platform-guns-abortion-immigration/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b4f430c3554db80/69889f2b2dce0155b59ea02f/landon-nordeman-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention-dnc-election-photos-11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL DNC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What the Democratic Platform Says About Guns, Abortion twitter:description: Party leaders called the platform "aggressive" with "a bold vision." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b4f430c3554db80/69889f2b2dce0155b59ea02f/landon-nordeman-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention-dnc-election-photos-11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read What the Democratic Platform Says About Guns, Abortion and Immigration > Sponsored content. 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Bernie Sanders hijacked the opening moments of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Monday._ by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 25, 2016 10:48 PM UTC by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 25, 2016 10:48 PM UTC The Democratic party released its platform at the Democratic National Convention began on Monday night in Philadelphia. Over three weeks, 187 members of the party platform committee debate what language the document should include. Party leaders called the platform “aggressive” and a “bold vision” for where America needs to move in the next four years. The platform stands in stark contrast to the Republican platform unveiled last week. The Republican document opposed rights for transgender Americans, same-sex marriage, abortions and increased restrictions on gun ownership. Read what the Democratic platform says about abortion, guns and other hot-button issues below. To read the platform in full, click [here](https://www.demconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Democratic-Party-Platform-7.21.16-no-lines.pdf). **Read More:** [_Read the Republican Platform On Same-Sex Marriage, Guns And Wall Street_](http://time.com/4411842/republican-platform-same-sex-marriage-abortion-guns-wall-street/) **Abortion** --- > “” --- **Guns** --- > “” --- **LGBT Rights** --- > “” --- **‘War on drugs’** --- > “” --- **Immigration** --- > “” --- **Money in politics** --- > “” --- ## Transcript [ INAUDIBLE ] Hell no DNC, we won't vote for Hillary. Excuse me, excuse me, where we lift each other up. And where every voice from every race, religion, and sexual orientation is heard and respected. [ APPLAUSE ] Over, [ COUGH ] [ APPLAUSE ] Thank you. [ SOUND ] We have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. [ SOUND ] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 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