Sunday, April 26, 2015

Why the Already Frightened Gun Rights Fanatics Fear Her



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In 1993, then-First Lady Clinton told Congress (at 2:00:30 in the video), she was “all for” a 25 percent tax on handguns and “automatic weapons.”

In 2000, campaigning for election to the U.S. Senate, Clinton boasted, “I’m the only candidate in this race who supports federal legislation to license handgun owners and register handguns.” She opposed Right-to-Carry laws and supported ballistic “fingerprinting,” lawsuits against firearm manufacturers, a ban on compact handguns, rationing of handgun purchases, banning the possession of handguns by adults under age 21, and empowering the Consumer Products Safety Commission to dictate the design of firearms, which gun control supporters have longed viewed as a way to have handguns banned altogether.

As a U.S. Senator, Clinton called for legislation to extend the federal “assault weapon” and “large” magazine ban of 1994. She voted for legislation to require background checks on private sales of firearms at gun shows and legislation to ban most rifle ammunition as “armor piercing.” And she voted against legislation that protects the firearm industry from reckless lawsuits and legislation that prohibits the confiscation of firearms during emergencies and major disasters.

In 2008, Clinton said, “we should reinstate the assault weapons ban.” In May 2014, Clinton said (at 30:33 in the video), “I think again we’re way out of balance. I think that we’ve got to rein in what has become an almost article of faith that anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime.” And in June 2014, Clinton endorsed (at 27:42 in the video) a ban on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines, along with mandatory background checks on private firearm sales, and said “We cannot let a minority of people [gun owners] . . . hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people.”

10 comments:

  1. “I think again we’re way out of balance. I think that we’ve got to rein in what has become an almost article of faith that anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime.”

    You mean like its a right or something? Clinton winning the Presidency doesn't promise any more success than the current administration has enjoyed in the area of gun control over the last two terms.
    And while all that can be said on the federal level is that gun rights haven't been further restricted, at the state level, gun rights have continued to move towards these rights being further protected and expanded.
    So I'm not particularly "frightened" as you may suggest. Ms Clinton's own words as you've so well listed here will go far at setting the stage with an electorate in which the majority now favors gun rights over gun control.
    The only thing left to see is what the Presidential hopeful will do to officially define her stance on this issue for the election. If she'll stand behind all of her past words, or try to sell the current party line of "common sense" gun laws that have been pretty unsuccessful over the long run. Either way, she's a known quantity on this issue.

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    1. "“I think again we’re way out of balance. I think that we’ve got to rein in what has become an almost article of faith that anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime.”

      You mean like its a right or something?"

      Sorry, but I don't think it's a right that "anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime."

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  2. “We cannot let a minority of people [gun owners] . . . hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people.”

    Get that? She says we must not allow people to "hold a viewpoint" that scares her and her ideological sycophants. It would seem that she wants to make certain thoughts illegal.

    What a loathsome, despicable creature she is.

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    1. Yeah, sure, Kurt. She's literally talking about criminalizing a viewpoint. Keep playing your literal semantic games and pretending you believe your own nonsense.

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    2. She's literally talking about criminalizing a viewpoint.

      Well, it would seem to be either that, or she was figuratively talking about it--and I can't imagine what, "We cannot let a minority of people . . . hold a viewpoint . . . " would mean as a figure of speech.

      My belief that words mean what they mean is not a "game," and if there's "nonsense" in what I said, it was the direct quote of Clinton's nonsense.

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    3. You know damn well what she meant by that. By taking it literally, and focusing all your attention on that, you miss the larger point.

      Why can't you comment on the post, on the main points brought up in the post?

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  3. If Hilary were to win, it may even prompt the Brady Campaign to say, "We win, they lose. Now let's get to work... for reals this time."

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    1. Honestly, I can't really picture Hillary winning under any circumstances. I am hoping that she won't even win the democratic nomination.

      Sidebar. I actually supported her over Obama in 2008. I mean, didn't everybody, outside of the democratic party old boys power brokers?

      Et tu, Jimmy Carter?

      I just think that her time has come and gone. Let's all hope that I am right.

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    2. I'd like to see Elizabeth Warren. And if she does gain in prominence, we might be surprised to find her gun control stance even stronger than the run-of-the-mill Democrats.

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  4. Just in case any of you were wondering whether or not we made a mistake in electing BHO...

    To me, he feels like a true brother.

    I mean... Aren't you pissed off? Fuck this shit.

    http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2015/04/president-obamas-anger-translator.html

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