Posted on 10/02/2015 6:30:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Hillary Clinton slammed the Supreme Court as “wrong on the Second Amendment” and called for reinstating the assault weapons ban during a small private fundraiser in New York last week, according to audio of her remarks obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
While Clinton has previously supported an assault weapons ban, this is the first time since launching her campaign that she indicated that she would take on the Supreme Court over gun issues.
Although Clinton did not identify which Supreme Court case she disagreed with, she appeared to be criticizing the landmark 2008 ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which found the handgun ban in Washington, D.C., unconstitutional.
“I was proud when my husband took [the National Rifle Association] on, and we were able to ban assault weapons, but he had to put a sunset on so 10 years later. Of course [President George W.] Bush wouldn’t agree to reinstate them,” said Clinton.
“We’ve got to go after this,” Clinton continued. “And here again, the Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment. And I am going to make that case every chance I get.”
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She also used some of her strongest language yet to criticize the NRA, vowing to take on the gun rights lobbying group and make this a key component of her campaign.
“I’m going to speak out, I’m going to do everything I can to rally people against this pernicious, corrupting influence of the NRA and we’re going to do whatever we can,” she said.
Clinton argued that the NRA has “so intimidated elected members of Congress and other legislative bodies that these people are passing the most absurd laws.”
“The idea that you can have an open carry permit with an AK-47 over your shoulder walking up and down the aisles of a supermarket is just despicable,” she said.
The comments earned applause at the closed-door fundraiser, and demonstrate Clinton’s efforts to appeal to progressive donors as she faces a growing challenge from the far-left candidate Bernie Sanders, who has been criticized by some liberal observers for his broad support of gun rights.
The Clinton campaign did not respond to questions about the specific areas where Clinton disagrees with the Supreme Court. However, the Heller ruling is considered the most sweeping and controversial second amendment decision made by the highest court in recent years.
The Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment granted gun rights to individuals whether or not they were members of an organized government militia in 2008. That ruling overturned the District of Columbia’s total ban on ownership of handguns and other strict forms of gun control. It also created the legal precedent that continues to influence all federal court rulings related to Second Amendment cases.
The NRA responded to Clinton’s remarks in a statement to the Free Beacon.
“Hillary Clinton just doesn’t get it,” said Chris Cox, the executive director of the NRA’s legislative division. “The NRA’s strength lies in our five million members and the tens of millions of voters who support the Second Amendment. A majority of Americans support this freedom, and the Supreme Court was absolutely right to hold that the Second Amendment guarantees the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms.”
The Clinton fundraiser was hosted at the Greenwich Village home of John Zaccaro, a convicted felon. During her remarks, Clinton also proposed the creation of a national infrastructure bank, which she indicated would be modeled on the work done by the Clinton Global Initiative. She did not take questions after her speech.
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What do you expect from a woman who favors babies being murdered in the womb..lets see this b*tch get rid of her armed guards let’s see what happens..read a national enquirer story about Hillary only having six months to live. Let’s hope she goes sooner rather than later
Well, duh! Of course she said that. After all, she doesn’t need a gun because the SS has her back 24/7.
Really ought to just get rid of that court, huh Hillary? While your at it, why don’t you just make yourself queen of America too!
Of the hundreds of leftist contradictions, one is...
They want police to be the only ones with guns and yet they bash the police for using the guns. Maybe they do not want police to have guns either. Maybe they just want the military and criminals to have guns.
Anyway, try to fit together the illogical puzzle of the leftist statements regarding police and the leftist statements regarding gun control. You will never reconcile them.
Anyone that is surprised by this has NOT been paying attention.
Would somebody hurry up and throw a bucket of water on this witch?
As potus she could put a judge in the Supreme Court who could change history in a very bad way! One vote is all it takes. Scary.
In 1950`s hunters could walk right into our bar/restaurant/hotel with their rifles slung over their shoulders. Nobody, mot even the cops, batted an eye, coz we are all armed to the teeth up`n here. Nothin` changed except violation-of the-constitution illegal fake “laws” which we just ignore/
Seeing as how this b*tch wants to take away our most important Constitutional right, she has no business running for president, much less BEING president.
Did the bitch disarm her bodyguards yet?
Also...
Try banning anything that is not listed as a constitutional right and the left will scream at the top of their lungs about this or that...if it is an act, they will cry “due process” and “equal protection”....if it is an item, they will go on and on about the defeat of prohibition. But let the item be about GUNS and everything is different. That is the one item actually mentioned in the Constitution as a protected right to own.
Bernie Sanders home state of Vermont has almost no gun laws and very few gun crimes.
It’s the criminals, not the guns.
Five million members? Sweet. Life member here.
Most of us can’t wait, but we will celebrate the day when this wretched, evil, corrupt, lying, America hating creature goes through the major and final meltdown after the Benghazi hearings. Stick a fork in this sow, she’s done!
Except the Bible. They are great with banning the Bible. And parts of the Pledge of Allegiance. And the American Flag. And historic statements including the word “God.” And Christmas. And Prayer. Etc. I suppose there are some things they will ban.
It will crush her...
I agree with the Clinton ban....and that the USSC got some rulings wrong.
All Clinton’s should be banned from public office.....
Roe v Wade = Wrong
Same Sex “marriage” = Wrong
Obamacare = Wrong
She is a well-known gun owner-hater, for sure. Because of her ambition, I thought she might go to the trouble to lie about it.
My best guess is she is trying to nail down her fascist base. But I don't see how she wins with 40 percent of the vote in a two-man race, err I mean two person race.
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