How do Vance and Walz feel about gun control? During the debate, points of view emerge.

Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced off during Tuesday's vice presidential debate, which also focused on gun violence in American schools.

Both candidates acknowledged the impact of gun violence as parents of young children.

Vance suggested a policy solution to empower law enforcement to crack down on illegal gun ownership and increase security in schools.

“We have to ensure that the doors are locked better. We need to make the doors stronger,” Vance said. “And of course we need to increase the number of school resource officers because the idea that we can magically wave a magic wand and take guns out of the hands of bad guys just doesn’t fit with recent experience.”

In response, Walz emphasized that passing stronger warning laws and background checks in Minnesota are proactive steps to reduce gun violence.

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Walz also pointed to successful approaches in other countries such as Finland, where gun ownership is associated with significantly lower rates of gun violence.

“There are no mass shootings, even though gun ownership rates in the country are high,” Walz said. “There are common sense things we can do to make a difference. It is not a violation of your Second Amendment rights.”