The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States.The Democratic Party's symbol is a Donkey. The party officially began in 1828. The Democratic Party began due to new states entering the union in 1920, which split up the Democratic-Republicans into two parties. The Democratic Party wants to see stricter regulation on firearms. The Democratic Party believes that “the right to own firearms is subject to reasonable regulation.”They want to strengthen the background check system required to own a gun. They want to keep guns out of the hands of irresponsible, law breaking people.They do not want to override the 2nd amendment, they just want to see gun control reform. The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act was passed by the Democratic Party in 1993 by President Clinton. This act instituted federal background checks on all firearm purchases in the United States.In 1994, President Clinton also passed the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. This act banned the manufacture of semi automatic firearms that were considered assault weapons. The ban expired in 2004.Democratic leaders like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton believe that the United States need stricter gun control laws.