DEM PLATFORM CALLS FOR GUN CONTROL, BUT SOME DEMS WANT TO GO FARTHER:

The draft language of the Democrats’ 2012 platform – set for a final vote this week in Charlotte – argues that current safeguards protecting the public against gun violence are insufficient and urges “an honest and open conversation about firearms.”

The document also calls for “reasonable regulation” governing guns, including laws banning assault weapons and requiring all gun sellers – not just licensed dealers – to perform background checks on potential buyers.

But – while the Republicans’ 2012 platform addresses such hot-button topics as concealed carry, stand-your-ground laws, high-capacity clips and the reporting of bulk long-arm sales – the Democrats’ policy statement makes no mention of those thorny issues.

Gun control is a loser issue almost everywhere nowadays, and the Dems are (mostly) smart enough to know that.