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Gun Control & RKBA

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SecularMotion

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Tue Aug 25, 2015, 08:45 AM Aug 2015

Hillary Clinton Talks Gun Policy [View all]

Asked what she would do to strengthen gun-control laws across the country, Clinton said the current situation is "way out of balance" and that she is "not backing off of this fight," mentioning the shooting in Charleston that killed nine black churchgoers. "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," she said.

On another question, about "Stand Your Ground" laws around the country, Clinton said she thought many of those laws need to be "rewritten" and that reaching for a gun has become a "knee-jerk reaction."

"Yes, there is a role in extreme situations to defend yourself and defend your home, but unfortunately 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 said. "They've been much too eager to use that gun. We've seen it with policing and we've seen it with civilians."

http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/hillary-clinton-talks-gun-policy-criminal-justice-reform-following-black-lives-matter-video-20150818
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Hillary Clinton Talks Gun Policy [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2015 OP
Well, let's get specific HassleCat Aug 2015 #1
"3. Enact consumer protection legislation to protect people from cheap firearms" friendly_iconoclast Aug 2015 #2
Has there been a problem with cheap guns blowing up and hurting people? hack89 Aug 2015 #3
Comment on your comments discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2015 #4
^^^ This pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #5
Subjective HassleCat Aug 2015 #10
are you sure you don't live in a SYG state? gejohnston Aug 2015 #13
Serious question: Do you know why SYG laws have been adopted? NT pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #18
I woud say blind fear HassleCat Aug 2015 #19
"I would say blind fear." pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #20
"If you have to ask what good that would do, you probably don't know..." beevul Aug 2015 #6
Post #1 was full of generalities, as apparently that poster doesn't want to be pinned down friendly_iconoclast Aug 2015 #7
So, I read number 3 as 'fuck poor people'. AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #8
I have question gejohnston Aug 2015 #12
Ummm, you realize that an actual Uzi submachinegun is $5,000 to $10,000 benEzra Aug 2015 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #21
Like any professional politician, ManiacJoe Aug 2015 #9
I guess I touched a nerve HassleCat Aug 2015 #11
which is what he should have in the first place gejohnston Aug 2015 #14
I'm just playing know-it-all HassleCat Aug 2015 #15
What make/model AK, and how many rounds through it? benEzra Aug 2015 #17
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #22
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