Posted on 06/19/2015 4:19:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
None of the Republican presidential hopefuls have made any comments on the Charleston Shooting regarding race or gun control.
The Democrats candidates on the other hand call for more gun control and criticize police brutality in black communities, appealing to both black and white voters.
On the other hand, Republicans try to target the white community, especially from the Southern states who do not want enforced gun control laws. In fact Republicans have push a liberal agenda when it comes to gun control.
The fact that none of the Republican candidates discussed race and gun control issues after the Charleston shooting shows the building pressure they face. On the one hand, claiming that the right to bear arms should remain free of government intervention is very unpopular now, on the other hand, the Republican voting base may abandon a candidate who upholds government gun regulations.
Rand Paul said that “There’s a sickness in our country, there’s something terribly wrong, but it isn’t going to be fixed by your government.”. As it is clear, the libertarian leaning candidate does not advocate gun laws regulations.
Ted Cruz did not mention race as a possible motivation for the Charleston shooting.
“A sick and deranged person came and prayed with an historically black congregation for an hour and then murdered nine innocent souls,” he said.
Marco Rubio did not mention the attack at all in his speech.
He believes in free trade, unlike a gaggle of people here.
He had an arrest for possession of drugs and trespassing
They are re-energized and the push will continue - funny how they seem to thrive on heinous acts....
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