Over the next three weeks, the Forum section will be profiling the most pressing economic, political and social issues of the 2016 presidential race. We will examine the views of the top three candidates: Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson and Donald Trump—to give students an inside view on who and what we will be voting for (or against) in the upcoming election.

Some might argue that the elimination of our Second Amendment, I mean, er, gun control, is the most divisive and polarizing issue among voters. As Americans, we seem to live in a state of perpetual fear—of clowns, of taxes, of this election, amongst other things. But one thing that half our country doesn’t fear is keeping our Second Amendment and enabling more mass shootings. Let’s see how our candidates feel about the forefathers’ firearms:

Hillary Clinton:

Much like the questions about her emails, when asked about gun control, Clinton likes to let out an exasperated sigh. She believes universal background checks should’ve been instituted four years ago, after the Sandy Hook atrocity. But as with most things in Congress, nothing has been done about it.

Hillary says she will be implementing gun control policies without revoking the Second Amendment. At the top of her list is the expansion of background checks for a wider array of gun sales, which would hopefully close the little known gun show loophole. This is how your annoying 12-year-old neighbor and crazy Uncle Spike buy themselves a nice little rifle. Basically, Clinton wants to make sure that the people who shouldn’t be able to own a gun don’t get their hands on one. Oh, and the gun-loving Americans who deem it necessary to carry assault rifles? That’s not really okay in Hillary’s book, either—she’ll be banning those too.

Clinton would take on everyone’s favorite gun lobbyist, the NRA, by repealing the questionable laws they’ve poured money into getting passed. This includes the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,” a law which prevents victims of gun violence from holding negligent manufacturers and dealers accountable for violence perpetrated with their guns.

Donald Trump:

While most of Hillary’s plans seem like common sense, and 91 percent of Americans indeed support common sense gun reform according to a 2013 poll, The Donald says otherwise: nothing has changed since 1791, and we need a well-regulated militia, dammit.

According to Trump, the U.S. doesn’t have a gun problem, we actually have a mental illness problem. Trump argues that law-abiding gun owners get blamed for the actions of “deranged madmen,” so therefore, we need to expand treatment programs for the mentally ill. That’s about as far as his policy seems to go, at least from what’s available on his website.

You probably asked yourself if Trump has changed his views on gun control since becoming the Republican presidential candidate. You’d be right! In 2012, Donald Trump tweeted about his support for President Obama’s remarks at the vigil for the Newtown school shooting victims, in which Obama pled for common sense gun reform. Trump’s done another 180 from his stance on assault weapons back in 2000, as well. In his book “The America We Deserve,” Trump wrote, “I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons.”

Gary Johnson:

Johnson opposes all gun restrictions and ultimately argues that more guns will make Americans safer (except when it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill and potential terrorists). Each of the mass shootings have occurred in a gun-free zone, and according to Johnson, this means that guns could’ve helped the situation, if not prevented it.

When asked about this “more guns equal safer USA” claim by a survivor of the Orlando shooting in an interview, Johnson simply responded that he would love to have a “conversation” with the FBI to see why the shooter was able to own a gun in the first place. I have to give it to him for not sounding like he’s been bought by the NRA (like every Republican senator), but still…c’mon, buddy.

Which candidate has the most experience in this field?

Well, it depends on what one defines as experience. If we’re talking skeet shooting, my money’s on Johnson.

In political terms, I have to give this one to Hillary. In the past, she has co-convened a White House Summit on school violence after the Columbine tragedy, strongly defended the Brady Bill, which instituted federal background checks on some gun sales, and routinely voted for legislation that would close the gun show loophole.

But perhaps most importantly, Hillary Clinton has acknowledged the violence epidemic in our country and focused on the fact that guns are the constants in these situations, not the variables. When addressing the problem, she also takes into account the heterogeneity of factors within the larger issue of gun violence, and thus the necessity of creating more comprehensive gun reform.

Best late-night moment?

Stephen Colbert, you had me at hello, then again with your interview with Joe Biden, but especially with your segment on gun control, in which you criticize the government for not doing its job when it comes to passing any kind of law. You took the gloves off early on when you said, “Hey Senate, you guys think a terrorist watch list is when you put Homeland on your Netflix queue.”