Posted on 05/23/2016 8:57:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
"Yesterday, once again, this time horrifically on live television," says Hillary Clinton in a video on her presidential campaign website, "we saw the terrible consequences of gun violence." As it turns out, she's not talking about civilian deaths from drone strikes or bombing raids on hospitals by the U.S. government, but instead about a criminal shooting spree in the United States. Sure enough, the Washington Post pointed out last week that one of Clinton's signature issues heading into the general election is tightening restrictions on the ownership and use of guns by Americans.
That's a tall order in a country where gun ownership for recreational shooting and self-defense is wildly popular. Nobody knows for sure, but the best estimate is that there are north of 300 million firearms in private hands in this country. The ownership of those weapons is closely intermingled with the concept of personal liberty and resistance to abusive government in the minds of a great many Americans, as documented by scholars who both approve and disapprove of that association. Unsurprisingly, federal lawmakers from both major parties are hesitant to wade into the issue, either because they share the aversion to restrictive gun laws, or because they're leery of voters who do, and who are wont to collect scalps on election day. Just last November, analysts attributed aggressive advocacy of gun control as the key to Democratic losses in Virginia's legislative races.
But Hillary Clinton has a plan.....
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
I want her security to drop their weapons in compliance!!
This issue is always a loser for the Demonrats. Bang that drum, Hillary! More more more!!
Hillary's now doing the same before a GENERAL election. Her timing has always been impeccably lousy.
No.
Socialists gotta disarm. It be how dey roll.
There has been an unprecedented guns sales explosion over the last several years and it wasn’t just republicans doing the buying.
“the Washington Post pointed out last week that one of Clinton’s signature issues heading into the general election is tightening restrictions on the ownership and use of guns by Americans. “
Trying to take away guns from law abiding citizens was not and still isn’t a winning election issue.
Liberals: being burdened with a baby is punishment.
Secret Service: being placed on Hilarity’s detail is punishment.
All those ss folks are being punished. Thats why you end up on her detail.
Eventually we will have to do the job. They have abdicated/forfeited and we will take the power back and do the job.
And we wont give that particular power back to them the next time.
Sales booster for gun/ammo stores and shows. Keep it up Hillary and you will be a bigger sales booster than Obama.
“If stupid could fly, you’d be a jet”
hee hee hee
#headshake
“That’s a tall order in a country where gun ownership for recreational shooting and self-defense is wildly popular.”
Missing the mark by so far it has to be intentional.
The second amendment has nothing to do with either of those things, and everything to do with regulating the US militia (read “armed forces “).
Love your tagline.
Thanks. I got heat for my earlier one. People who didnt like debating with me got pissy and tried to say it was theatening to them.
...her choices are limited. The media can only do so much, and Trump is gaining
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