Posted on 05/20/2016 2:20:09 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
Donald J. Trump called on Friday for an end to gun-free zones in the United States and accused Hillary Clinton of seeking to let violent criminals out of prison, putting law-abiding citizens at risk, as he accepted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association at its annual convention.
Mr. Trump said that the November election would be a referendum on the Second Amendment and asserted that Mrs. Clinton, his likely Democratic opponent, wanted to abolish the right to bear arms.
“Crooked Hillary Clinton is the most anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment candidate ever to run for office,” he said at the N.R.A.’s convention here. “She wants to abolish the Second Amendment. She wants to take away your guns.” Although Mrs. Clinton has called for tightening restrictions on guns, she has not called for overturning the Second Amendment.
In a speech that was filled with red meat for conservatives, Mr. Trump denounced the Obama administration on several counts and struck some of his favorite themes, including his promise to build a wall along the border with Mexico and to tighten immigration laws. He also again urged Senator Bernie Sanders, Mrs. Clinton’s rival for the Democratic nomination, to embark on an independent bid.
But Mr. Trump — who hewed closely to written notes on issues of the Second Amendment and gun rights, while regaling the audience with more characteristically freewheeling riffs for much of his roughly 30-minute speech — reserved his most scathing criticism for his likely Democratic rival. He warned that if Mrs. Clinton were elected the country would be a dangerous place with “violent criminals” roaming the streets and “innocent Americans at risk.”
“Hillary wants to disarm vulnerable Americans in high-crime neighborhoods,” Mr. Trump said.
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Ping.
Manhattan is becoming an island of idiocy in a sea of anger. These fools have no clue what’s coming.
“The Secret Service prevented attendees from bringing in knives and guns — ordinarily commonplace accessories at the convention — into the hall where Mr. Trump was speaking, prompting some grumbling.”
I’m curious why the Secret Sevice did that?
Yeah, duh.
Yep, same policy as Obama. Looks like Trump is baiting the NYT again. Hahahaha
They did that when Ronald Regan spoke at the NRA annual meeting. They do it whenever there is a president speaking, no one except the secret service and the local law enforcement chaps working the event and cleared by the secret service are allowed to be armed.
I seem to recall there was a big deal made when president Obama visited some government lab and went up in an elevator with an armed guard (plainclothes)at the facility who had not been cleared by the secret service. A big stink was made and the guard, who was black ended up losing his job, even though he was doing what he was told.
No way the NRA should let anyone in armed to such an event. Can you see how damaging it would be if something happened to the candidate at such an event. Goodbye gun rights...
He’s right. That’s next on the liberal agenda - happening in California, MacAuliffe in Virginia restoring their voting rights. You bet, as Sarah would say, they’re the next Democrat voting block.
They should be shamed openly for this.
That is a very good point.
He should have closed with:
The day I am sworn I am issuing an order that No Secret Service employees shall NOT Carry any Firearms or Ammunition in the presence of Hillary Clinton.
We don’t have to wait for Hilary, obama’s already doing it.
Clinton hasn’t called for abolishing the second amendment but that’s her intention.
Trump gets it.
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