--- title: Warren Unveils Plan to Reduce U.S. Gun Deaths by 80% description: The Democratic presidential candidate published an ambitious list of proposals to reduce gun deaths and reign in firearm industry lobbyists canonical: https://time.com/5649507/elizabeth-warren-gun-deaths-80/ author: Alejandro de la Garza article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-11T19:31:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:52:39.334Z article:section: Politics og:title: Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan to Reduce Gun Deaths by 80% og:description: Some of her plan's details, like the elimination of the Senate filibuster, might have difficulty finding legislator support og:url: https://time.com/5649507/elizabeth-warren-gun-deaths-80/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b98b670accbd611/698a013bb3fce363320c55e9/elizabeth-warren-gun-death-plan.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Presidential Candidates Hit The Soapbox At The Iowa State Fair og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan to Reduce Gun Deaths by 80% twitter:description: Some of her plan's details, like the elimination of the Senate filibuster, might have difficulty finding legislator support twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b98b670accbd611/698a013bb3fce363320c55e9/elizabeth-warren-gun-death-plan.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Elizabeth Warren Unveils New Plan to Reduce U.S. Gun Deaths by 80% > Sponsored content. 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TIME's Senior Editor Haley Sweetland Edwards interviews Elizabeth Warren on her tax plan_  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Aug 11, 2019 7:31 PM UTC  Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivers a campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong—Getty Images) Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivers a campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong—Getty Images) Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Aug 11, 2019 7:31 PM UTC Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren published a new plan on Saturday that pledges to [reduce American firearm deaths by 80%](https://medium.com/@teamwarren/protecting-our-communities-from-gun-violence-a2ebf7abd9be), throwing an ambitious new collection of proposals into a Democratic field crowded with promises to curb gun violence in the wake of mass shootings in [Dayton, Ohio,](https://time.com/5643666/what-to-know-dayton-ohio-shooting-victims/) and [El Paso, Texas](https://time.com/5643590/el-paso-family-walmart-shooting-hub/). In the plan, Warren promises to implement a long series of executive actions and legislative initiatives that she believes would radically curb gun deaths and reign in the power of firearm industry lobbyists in Washington. Her 80% figure is based on the [estimated reduction of auto-related deaths](https://www.thenation.com/article/on-50th-anniversary-of-ralph-naders-unsafe-at-any-speed-safety-group-reports-auto-safety-regulation-has-saved-3-5-million-lives/) over the past five decades due in part to federal auto-safety regulations. Warren’s stated intention is to prompt similar reductions in gun-related fatalities. Warren’s proposals include executive actions like expanding background check requirements to more gun sales, expanding age restrictions and investigating the NRA for alleged “corrupt business practices.” She also includes legislative initiatives including the creation of a federal gun licensing system and increased federal taxes on firearms and ammunition. Some of her plan’s details, like the elimination of the Senate filibuster, might have difficulty finding legislator support, even if Warren had Democratic control over both houses of Congress. Some lawmakers [on both sides of the aisle](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/31/dems-filibuster-rules-1140921) have been reticent to change filibuster rules. However, Warren admits that her current proposals might not actually reduce gun deaths to one fifth their current rate. She wrote that an 80% reduction would be her goal as President, with continuing refinement of her regulations to come over the years. “We might not know how to get all the way there yet,” Warren wrote. “But we’ll start by implementing solutions that we believe will work.” Warren’s most recent proposal tops off a long list of [more than a dozen ambitious policy proposals](https://time.com/longform/elizabeth-warren-2020/) that the progressive candidate has outlined on the campaign trail. 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