Donald Trump vows to end gun-free zones
Donald Trump has slammed Hillary Clinton as "heartless" for backing restrictions on gun ownership that he said would leave Americans in high-crime areas unable to protect themselves.
Trump's remarks came at the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday.
The gun rights organisation endorsed the presumptive Republican nominee ahead of his remarks, despite Trump's previous support for measures such as an assault weapons ban that the NRA vigorously opposes.
But the business mogul-turned-politician has taken a far less restrictive stance on guns during the Republican presidential primary.
His call for ending "gun-free zones" across the country was enthusiastically welcomed by the NRA crowd.
Reality Check: The NRA wasn't always anti-gun control Trump attacks Hillary
Trump centred his remarks on Clinton, claiming she would seek to "abolish" the Second Amendment through the Supreme Court and release violent criminals if elected president.
He also challenged Clinton to follow his lead and release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
In his speech, Trump referred to her as "Heartless Hillary" - a new nickname from the branding expert for his potential Democratic opponent - for backing restrictions aimed at reducing gun deaths, saying her proposals would instead leave law-abiding citizens exposed to criminals.
"She's putting the most vulnerable Americans in jeopardy," Trump said. He added that women in particular would be at risk, a nod to what he's said will be a security-focused appeal to women in the general election.
Victims demand restrictions on US gun sale Trump heads into the fall campaign with stunningly high disapproval ratings with women. The supremely confident Trump appeared to acknowledge that weakness, saying that while his poll numbers with men are strong, "I like women more than men."
"Come on women, come on," he said.
Hillary's stance on guns
Clinton's campaign called Trump's gun policies "radical and dangerous".
Senior policy adviser Maya Harris said Clinton believes "there are common-sense steps we can take at the federal level to keep guns out of the hands of criminals while respecting the Second Amendment."
Among the measures Clinton supports are expanding background checks to sales at gun shows and online purchases, and reinstating a ban on assault weapons.
NRA leaders were blistering in their condemnation of Clinton, accusing her of threatening Americans' freedom and being driven by personal greed. During one speech, an NRA leader briefly played a video showing Clinton barking like dog.
The organisation's leaders were less robust in their endorsement of Trump, mentioning him by name only briefly and saying little about his record on guns.
Trump backed an assault weapons ban, as well as slightly longer waiting periods for gun purchases, in a 2000 book. He's since said such bans don't work and has also called for making it easier for law-abiding citizens to carry guns for self- protection
#1: tpaine To: misterwhite, roscoe, nolu Chan, gatlin, grandisland, (#0)
Any comments about your support of States having the power to declare gun free zones, seeing Trump is against them ?
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 19:29:00 Reply Private Reply
#2: GrandIsland To: tpaine (#1)
Trump 2016
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 19:53:09 Reply Private Reply
#3: tpaine To: GrandIsland, can't answer if he supports Trump (#2)
Can't answer I see. Is it because you're chickenshit? Or is it that you refuse to badmouth your canary klan buddies?
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 20:02:20 Reply Private Reply
#4: BobCeleste To: tpaine (#0)
That will make a lot of teachers, who are currently breaking the law, feel.
BobCeleste posted on 2016-06-13 20:23:48 Reply Private Reply
#5: BobCeleste To: tpaine (#1)
Donald is a big believer in both Articles nine and ten of the Bill of Rights.
But he has pledged to end all of those gun free zones dictated by the federal g0vt.
Does that answer you question? You can find a lot about his positions on his web site.
BobCeleste posted on 2016-06-13 20:26:44 Reply Private Reply
#6: tpaine To: BobCeleste (#5)
Any comments about your support of States having the power to declare gun free zones, seeing Trump is against them ?
Me too.
But? Do you think Trump is conflicted on that issue somehow?
No it doesn't, as you can see by mine.
I'm well aware of his positions, and support most of them. Do you?
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 20:38:44 Reply Private Reply
#7: GrandIsland To: tpaine (#3)
There is no answering you. You are like arguing with a 7 year old.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 21:02:31 Reply Private Reply
#8: tpaine To: GrandIsland (#7)
Not from you, obviously. IMHO you just don't have the smarts.
And that answer confirms my opinion just above. --- Thanks.
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 21:10:19 Reply Private Reply
#9: buckeroo To: tpaine (#0)
buckeroo posted on 2016-06-13 21:17:25 Reply Private Reply
#10: tpaine To: buckeroo (#9)
Thanks.
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 21:29:04 Reply Private Reply
#11: Gatlin To: GrandIsland (#2)
You will have to overlook him since he is a habitual argument stroker with narcissistic tendencies and very self-absorbed. He enjoys arguing just for the sake of arguing. He cant help that he wants to fuss about the most trivial things, just to cause a conflict or to engage in a conflict. When he is lonely and has no argument actively going at time, he uses the ping list to stir up activity to fulfill his psychological morbid dependency.
I learned a long ago that what bothers him most and almost drives him crazy is to completely ignore him he cannot stand that and keeps up with pestering posts to try to draw you back in to engage him. Try it sometime and watch him jump through the hoops.
How to Annoy Argumentative People.
Gatlin posted on 2016-06-13 21:49:22 Reply Private Reply
#12: Gatlin To: GrandIsland (#7)
I just said this same thing ... you said it more directly in fewer words.
"You are like arguing with a 7 year old" analogy is precisely accurate.
Gatlin posted on 2016-06-13 21:56:15 Reply Private Reply
#13: GrandIsland To: Gatlin (#11)
lol
It's that self important libtarded ego.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 22:13:20 Reply Private Reply
#14: tpaine To: Gatlin, robertpaulsen, y'all (#12)
Poor grandiose, to him, asking questions about his constitutional positions is "horseshit".
Poor gatlin, instead of pretending to be a major, you should have pretended to be a psychiatrist.
I like exposing phonies through the art of argument, it's true. So sue me..
Our constitution is NOT trivial, and I base most of my arguments with you anti-constitutionalists, as you must admit.
There you go, trying to annoy me with your cowardly silences. Ask misterwhite how that's working for him.. He's been trying for close to 15 years now, with NO success.
Dream on kiddies. -- You two aren't even sophomoronic.
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 22:27:00 Reply Private Reply
#15: GrandIsland To: tpaine (#14)
No, arguing with a paronoid kookifonian douche like you is fruitless. Everyone that's ever debated with you has felt like banging their head against the wall, asshole.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 22:31:55 Reply Private Reply
#16: GrandIsland To: tpaine (#14)
15 years of "can't tell you shit".
lol
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 22:33:35 Reply Private Reply
#17: Gatlin To: GrandIsland (#13)
Gatlin posted on 2016-06-13 22:40:02 Reply Private Reply
#18: tpaine To: GrandIsland, misterwhite, Y'ALL (#16)
There you go, trying to annoy me with your cowardly silences. Ask misterwhite how that's working for him.. He's been trying for close to 15 years now, with NO success.
Amazingly, that's correct. Misterwhite/robertpaulsen has been telling ALL of us the same shit for 15 years at least.
Thanks, but flattery will get you nowhere.
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 22:48:01 Reply Private Reply
#19: tpaine To: Gatlin (#17)
Suckers always know...
Seriously though, since my prostrate therapy, things ain't like they used to be..
So don't you be getting all excited...
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 22:52:47 Reply Private Reply
#20: GrandIsland To: tpaine (#18)
It's your story. Tell it as you see fit.
Lmao.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 23:01:19 Reply Private Reply
#21: Gatlin To: tpaine (#19)
That's normally what happens with transgender vagina surgery.
I am sure that it is working out okay for you since you always were a pussy.
Gatlin posted on 2016-06-13 23:03:10 Reply Private Reply
#22: GrandIsland To: tpaine (#19)
Eating 5 blue pills and pounding it to your Ron Paultard poster in your trailer isn't really prostate therapy.
Now, maybe if you remove that rolled up 3 foot tube of the USSC from your ass, You might call that therapy.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-06-13 23:05:25 Reply Private Reply
#23: tpaine To: Gatlin (#21)
Please, I have no interest in your surgeries.
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 23:17:55 Reply Private Reply
#24: tpaine To: GrandIsland (#22)
Nor do I have any interest in your masturbatory fantasies.
tpaine posted on 2016-06-13 23:20:39 Reply Private Reply
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BobCeleste posted on 2016-06-14 10:31:01 Reply Private Reply