Posted on 10/05/2016 7:44:16 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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 wouldnt agree to reinstate them, said Clinton.
Weve 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.
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.
Im going to speak out, Im going to do everything I can to rally people against this pernicious, corrupting influence of the NRA and were 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 Clintons 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 Columbias 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 Clintons remarks in a statement to the Free Beacon.
Hillary Clinton just doesnt get it, said Chris Cox, the executive director of the NRAs legislative division. The NRAs 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.
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.”
Tell me the last time you’ve seen this? Hillary is such flipping moron. Now, I see where Kaine got his style from.
In case you guyz missed the story, a jewelry store in Conroe, Texas experienced an attempted robbery last week. Four men (you guess the race) stormed into the jewelry store and tried to rob it at gunpoint...that is until the owner pulled out his evil wicked AK-47 and gunned down one of them, the others fled, without a penny.
One for the good guyz. A side note, these four armed gentleman were likely the same fellers that did rob a jewelry store in an upper class part of Houston a few weeks back. Storm in, smash the cases and grabbed thousands of dollars of jewelry. They got away...that time.
Emboldened, they tried again. At least one of them went to meet Jesus, face to face.
The second intercepted Hillary audio in two weeks.
The first was the infamous “basement-dwellers” audio!!
Hillary loses again! The reason we have a Second Amendment is would-be dictators like her!!!!
Correction:
This is a 2015 leaked audio - Hillary to her donors.
Still, pretty damn important issue and one that needs to be heard.
The FBI has asked local authorities to take down the license plate numbers of those visiting gun shows. Story out this week.
They’ll know what doors to knock on when guns are banned.
The Hillary supporter/actor Matt Damon let slip that he wanted guns grabbed and done away with rapidly like in Australia. They obviously have a plan in place.
Sources:
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/04/time-ice-collected-license-plate-numbers-gun-show/
http://www.thewrap.com/matt-damon-wishes-americas-gun-laws-were-as-sensible-as-australias/
Thanks for the correction! But it’s still pretty scary—like what I call the “basement tape” and the “basket of deplorables” speech!!!!
“Im seeing people who themselves will probably never fire a rifle, much less purchase one, becoming strongly in favor of leaving the 2A alone.
Not insignificantly, Americans are paying attention to whats happened to Europe, and theyre paying attention to history, namely, that governments that enslaved their people first disarmed them.”
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I heard a commercial on the radio for a place near Chicago, where I’m from, that sells a package for a handgun, lessons and practice. Next time I’m home, I’d like to do that. Handguns are probably not legal here, though. Or at least very restricted.
I often disagree with my husband on this. He has hunting rifles, but doesn’t like concealed carry. When there’s a shooting, I argue that a trained person with a concealed weapon could save lives.
I tell him, “Don’t you want our daughter to be able to protect herself”? He doesn’t really have a response for that.
Pistols were known as “the Great Equalizer” in the West for a reason.
And this surprises someone??? She and her anti-America, pro-communist and socialist mob have always been anti-gun. Getting our guns is their open gate to running full bore over the country and finally getting their socialist utopia they have dreamed of for all these years.
With all due respect, and I certainly get your point, but the American People get the ultimate say via an Article V over-ride of not only the Supreme Court but the federal government itself, meaning all 535 legislators + the President.
Hillary lies again! GW Bush said he would sign it if Congress put it on his desk. Congress didn't put it on his desk.
What's despicable, Hitlery, you fat piece of human dung, is that you, your husband, Jorge Busho, O'dummy, and company, have brought in third world animals that necessitate one feeling a need to carry an AK for protection. They have also created a legal system that empowers the ghetto jackals to perpetuate violence upon white America, with impunity.
That's what is despicable.
I keep telling libs, hey you buy every anti-2A twice - these are people who were going to vote for you anyway!
Deep-drive non-political polls show you make zero conversions; and if anything, Democrat attempts to prosecute 2A as a presidential election meme have proven to cost Donks like Dukakis and "Can I get me a huntin' license" Kerry dearly.
Remember two things.
1) Never surrender your firearms to the authorities without a Supreme Court order.
2) Never surrender your firearms to the authorities with a Supreme Court order.
All the NeverTrumpers can turn in their weapons now.
she is an enemy of this country.
Welcome to 1992
Yeah, no kidding.
OK I guess I’ve been corrected. I thought the assault weapon ban was tacked onto the much watered down Brady Bill, which ended up as the restrictions you noted, rather than the outright ban it originally was. The original bill was awful...but I never followed the assault weapon issue closely. I’m not a big fan of them but if someone else wants to have one it’s their business. I much prefer my standard hunting rifle, it does the trick. I can only fire as fast as I can cycle the bolt, but I usually only need one shot. For home defense it’s not the one an intruder has to worry about anyway that’s when the buckshot is really handy.
I thought what the Supreme court says, stands. That is how it is with Roe v Wade and after 6,000 years of history remaking marriage into Kennedy’s idea of marriage, settled, right? Isn’t that what the libs would say?
“”The comments earned applause at the closed-door fundraiser,””
She doesn’t dare speak like this as an open campaign rally. There have to be supporters of hers attending those who would disagree strongly. She certainly hasn’t captured only the money crowd....poor suckers like Jim and Jill will attend and that sort of talk will not go over well with them.
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