{"id":2281,"date":"2026-06-24T08:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:06:47","slug":"dem-mayor-seeking-to-flip-red-seat-blue-fantasized-about-disarming-police-citizens-in-resurfaced-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2281","title":{"rendered":"Dem Mayor Seeking To Flip Red Seat Blue Fantasized About Disarming Police, Citizens In Resurfaced Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti said she supported disarming police officers and wanted to emulate Japan\u2019s gun-control laws in a resurfaced video from 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2279\">REPORT: Comedian Carlos Mencia Enters Not Guilty Plea In Alleged $8.7 Million Tax Fraud Case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cognetti, who is seeking to unseat Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan in the Eighth Congressional District, has a history of supporting anti-Second Amendment groups, notably Everytown. She made the remarks about Japan\u2019s gun-control laws during a June 2020 virtual town hall in which she also said she wanted to disarm police. <strong>(RELATED: Democrat Rep Proposes Australia-Style \u2018Buyback\u2019 For Your Suppressor)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to get to a world where a country where we don\u2019t have or police don\u2019t have firearms and where we don\u2019t have firearms that citizens aren\u2019t carrying them either,\u201d Cognetti said. \u201cI\u2019ve lived in Japan for a couple years. There are no guns there and it\u2019s lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to worry about some of these things because there are no guns there. That would be something that would be a great reality for us to live in,\u201d Cognetti continued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faVWbUgNDx0?si=DzjEupbfK-Bnlz-D&amp;start=2461\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Firearms and Swords Control Law of 1958 prohibits the possession of firearms and swords in principle, permitting civilians only shotguns or air rifles for hunting or sport shooting after a rigorous process, according\u00a0to Japan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The process includes an all-day class, a written exam, a shooting test with at least 95% accuracy, mental health and drug evaluations, thorough background checks and interviews with family and associates, with police holding broad discretion to deny applications.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that under Japanese gun laws, handguns are banned, and licenses require renewal every three years with re-testing and firearms must also be registered. Firearms must also be stored locked and unloaded separately from ammunition, and gun owners are subjected to annual police inspections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that we have to work toward. So I commit to work toward gun-control policies,\u201d Cognetti added. Cognetti also received the Everytown\u2019s endorsement for her mayoral reelection bid in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2277\">More Than Dozen Passengers Banned By Carnival Cruise Line Following Wild Brawl That Resulted In Flying Luggage: REPORT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Cognetti did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. <strong>(RELATED: Socialist Mayor Floats Taking Guns Away From Pimps Instead Of Just Arresting Them For Trafficking)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Rifle Association\u2019s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA)  that similar U.S. controls would require intrusive police powers and civil liberties limits incompatible with the Bill of Rights and American traditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout abrogating the Bill of Rights, America could not give its police and prosecutors extensive Japanese-style powers to enforce severe gun laws effectively,\u201d Dave Kopel said \u201cUnlike the Japanese, Americans are not already secure from crime, and are therefore less likely to surrender their personal means of defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitical opportunist Paige Cognetti wants to rip firearms away from law-abiding citizens while simultaneously making life easier for criminals,\u201d National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Reilly Richardson told the DCNF. \u201cPennsylvanians know Cognetti will go to great lengths to strip them of their constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2275\">Bailey Zimmerman Issues Apology, Takes Ownership Of Alleged Behavior Triggering Arrest Warrant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democrat seeking to unseat the Republican congressman holding a key swing district expressed admiration for Japan\u2019s gun control laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[219,139,134,18,349,1865,247,740,447,2541,2542,512,2062],"class_list":["post-2281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-2026-elections","tag-2026-midterm-elections","tag-2026-midterms","tag-2a","tag-elections-2026","tag-everytown-for-gun-safety","tag-guns","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-japan","tag-japanese","tag-paige-cognetti","tag-pennsylvania","tag-rob-bresnahan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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