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Posted on 08/19/2015 10:28:02 AM PDT by rktman
Hillary Clinton fielded questions about guns and about the self-defense law known as “stand your ground” during a town hall event held in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Clinton did not present any specific proposals to beef up gun control laws. Instead, she repeated the common call for “common sense” legislation to expand universal background checks.
“I feel so strongly that we are way out of balance here,” Clinton told the woman who asked her about guns — an activist with the Nevada branch of the gun control group Moms Demand Action.
“I don’t see any conflict between the legitimate protection of Second Amendment rights and protecting people from gun violence from people who should never have guns in the first place,” Clinton said.
She used the example of the shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C. in June. She said that the shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, “should never have gotten that gun.”
“They were waiting on information, and three days went by, and under the rules he got to get the gun,” Clinton said, seemingly referring to the FBI’s failed background check of Roof.
FBI director James Comey admitted last month that Roof should have never been able to buy the gun he used in the shooting. He purchased it from a gun shop in April despite having a pending felony charge for drugs. The FBI failed to reject his background check and the gun sale was allowed to proceed.
Clinton also fielded a question from a man who asked what she would do about “stand your ground” — the laws on the books in many states that allow individuals to use deadly force without having to attempt to retreat if they are in fear for their life.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/18/ohio-man-charged-with-manslaughter-for-shooting-burglar/
I first thought plant too, just from the headline. However it’s probably more of a sanitized environment.
Hillary is a plebaphobe and all plebes that come within shouting distance of her have to be vetted, vacuumed and polished.
IIRC, Rouff was already precluded from buying a firearm because of his recent drug conviction(s).
Just another “rally” bought and paid for by her committee.
Obvious plants.
Her non-answers were well rehearsed.
So, once the government decides that most everyone "should never have guns in the first place," -- then the Second Amendment will protect practically no one.
Got to give some credit, they almost got that right for a change.
Clinton: “I just think a lot of these ‘stand your ground’ laws need to be re-written so that, yes, if somebody is breaking into your home and you are in eminent danger, or you go to your door and you see something that is deeply concerning, well first thing you should do is call 911.”
Well Hillary, if someone is breaking in to your home it wouldn't be a Stand Your Ground issue, would it?
Clinton: "Pointing to the Trayvon Martin case, she said “that was solutely hard for me to understand.”
So say a lot of biased idiots. Nice to see you in club.
"She also mentioned the case of Jordan Davis, a black teenager who was shot at a gas station in Jacksonville, Fla. in Nov. 2012. Davis’ killer, Michael Dunn, claimed he was standing his ground before shooting into a vehicle Davis was inside."
I like how people who claim there's some sort of problem with self-defense laws keep bringing up this case, somehow not understanding that the man was convicted. Duh!
No time to think when your life is in danger.
Yes, I ALWAYS reach for my gun first, then assess.
Guess I never realized just how good Hellary looks in orange! LOL! It becomes her!
Yesterday a little girl asked her if she will earn the same salary as a male president. An obvious plant, with the expected reply from her...very well rehearsed.
” ... what we’ve seen too much of in the last few years is a spate of people who have reached for a gun before they really figured out what was going on,” she added.
I’m pretty sure Zimmerman had a pretty good idea of what was going on as Treyvon straddled him, beating his head in.
Notice they (for the one billionth time) bring up the “stand your ground” defense, and even acknowledge he didn’t claim it but used simple self-defense.
She’s so full of it.
Is this the townhall she walked out of....when the going got tough?
**She used the example of the shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C. in June. She said that the shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, “should never have gotten that gun.” **
Well mrs. smartest woman in the world....does that not prove that the gun laws you so voraciously and your radical left wing sycophants advocate, don’t work? Eh?
“I don’t see any conflict between the legitimate protection of Second Amendment rights and protecting people from gun violence from people who should never have guns in the first place,” Clinton said.
That’s because, you old windbag, you’ve already decided that you should be the one who gets to decide “who should never have guns in the first place”. Sorry, but I for one don’t recognize your right to do that.
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