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Trump would end 'gun free zones' on military bases
Washington Examiner ^ | July 16,2015 | PAUL BEDARD

Posted on 07/16/2015 3:26:04 PM PDT by Hojczyk

Donald Trump was unfortunately proven right on another one of his top issues Thursday: "gun free zones" at military bases.

Indications that Thursday's shooting at two military bases in Chattanooga, Tenn., occurred at or near "gun free zones."

In an interview with the website AmmoLand.com, Trump decried the zones on military bases, suggesting that they left highly-trained gun operators without a weapon to fire at attackers, with the exception of military police.

The interview was a tour de force on guns and the Second Amendment by Trump, who recently addressed the NRA annual convention in Nashville.

Trump, permitted to carry a concealed weapon, said that Americans should stay vigilant against gun control on the national and local stage.

"My advice is to remain vigilant. Harassment of this nature will always be with us, but we know that Americans have inherited a strong outdoor and shooting heritage that we are happy to defend," said Trump. "The 2nd Amendment is right, not a privilege. The small minority of anti-everything activists may be vocal, but we have facts, and the Constitution, on our side."

He also said that gun control doesn't work. "Gun control does not reduce crime. It has consistently failed to stop violence. Americans are entitled to protect their families, their property and themselves. In fact, in right-to-carry states the violent crime rate is 24 percent lower than the rest of the United States and the murder rate is 28 percent lower. This should not be up for debate."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; guncontrol; secondamendment; trump
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To: Kid Shelleen; hoosiermama

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Get-Tough-Making-America/dp/B0078XP51G

“Time to get Tough” by Donald Trump

Looks like a book we should all read.


41 posted on 07/16/2015 4:19:16 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Republican1795.

....but I wonder if its authentic.

Skepisism good. Inability to quickly reevaluate bad.

Rich guy speaks mind. Jeopardizes business profitability. Getting older, time to make a real difference. Beholden to knowone.

Is Donald Trump a capitalist success seeking to preserve America or is he a Columbian plant hell bent on her destruction?

Dude WTFUp.


42 posted on 07/16/2015 4:21:12 PM PDT by Eddie01 (C)
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To: Eddie01

Until quite recently Trump was for “sensible gun control” and banning “assault rifles”. That fails my one strike and you’re out rule, and I don’t like being played with an 11th hour conversion. If that makes me an anti-Trump AH, I can live with that. When Trump hurts the Left’s feelings and drubs Hillary like she’s a bad dog, I can live with that too.


43 posted on 07/16/2015 4:30:23 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: Eddie01

Trump may not be with us on the social issues but business, government and military he is…we have to fix these first and then work on the social issues..I see Trump as a Ronald Reagan but with a big mouth…Reagan kind of just did things and chopped wood…the first George Bush tossed it all away..so we have to start over..


44 posted on 07/16/2015 4:35:11 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Chewbarkah

Until quite recently Trump was for “sensible gun control” and banning “assault rifles”.

Enough with the “quite recently” crap. He said it 15 years ago.


45 posted on 07/16/2015 4:40:08 PM PDT by proust (Can't stump the Trump!)
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To: caww

I’ll give the ME a kilobuck if he’d stuff that turd full of bacon after the autopsy.


46 posted on 07/16/2015 4:41:14 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: hoosiermama

There are not enough Freepers to make a dent in the election. We can hardly fund this website. As for me, I love this site. Just wish more Freepers would realize the no ads and donate.


47 posted on 07/16/2015 4:42:02 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: Hojczyk

Before anyone complains about Trump taking political advantage, should remember, there is just so much to work and daily backfires in Obama’s policies.


48 posted on 07/16/2015 4:42:49 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: proust

15 years ago is a long, long time.

Trump has changed. Heck we have all changed.

We have been through nearly four presidential campaigns since then.

Trump is pro-gun.


49 posted on 07/16/2015 4:46:00 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: US_MilitaryRules; hoosiermama; trisham; RedMDer; musicman; Jim Robinson; FReepers; Patriots; ...
There are not enough Freepers to make a dent in the election.

We can hardly fund this website.

As for me, I love this site.

Just wish more Freepers would realize the no ads and donate.

BUMP YOUR EVERY WORD TO THE TOP!

God bless and keep you and everyone you love.

50 posted on 07/16/2015 4:47:07 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE Support FR - GO MONTHLY - Join CLUB 300 - God bless FR's Donors!)
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To: SamAdams76

RR. We have evidence from four Secret Service agents. But not until his assassination attempt.


51 posted on 07/16/2015 4:50:46 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Kid Shelleen

A bunch of BLUE faced FReepers in a Trump audience yelling FREEDOM!


52 posted on 07/16/2015 4:52:02 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?;)
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To: Irish Eyes

YES


53 posted on 07/16/2015 4:53:39 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?;)
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To: onyx

God bless you.


54 posted on 07/16/2015 4:54:06 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Eddie01

I have agreed with Cruz on all issues except his push for Obamatrade.


55 posted on 07/16/2015 4:57:53 PM PDT by entropy12 (Illegal and welfare dependent legal immigrants are the real problem. Wake up America!)
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To: US_MilitaryRules; onyx

BUMP TO THAT !


56 posted on 07/16/2015 4:58:02 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?;)
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To: proust

15 years ago I was broke. Now I am financially independent and happily retired. 15 years has changed my life.


57 posted on 07/16/2015 5:00:03 PM PDT by entropy12 (Illegal and welfare dependent legal immigrants are the real problem. Wake up America!)
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To: SamAdams76

Ronald Reagan had a license, not sure if anyone later did...


58 posted on 07/16/2015 5:02:44 PM PDT by djf ("It's not about being nice, it's about being competent!" - Donald Trump)
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To: vbmoneyspender
Why is it so hard for the other presidential candidates to quickly offer obvious solutions to obvious problems like the way Trump does?

They are not allowed to think...They have to consult with their doners, policy makers and handlers first...

59 posted on 07/16/2015 5:15:50 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Hojczyk

Funny, guys like Huckabee and Trump who hold absolutely no cards talk a good game.

WTH — Trump hasn’t ended sanctuary cities yet?

Trump hasn’t sealed the border yet?

So, disappointing.


60 posted on 07/16/2015 5:17:09 PM PDT by MN_Mike (Cruz 2016)
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