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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 08:16 AM Jun 2014

Hillary Clinton On Gun Control: We Can't Let 'A Minority Of People' Terrorize The Majority

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about her views on gun control Tuesday, saying she was "disappointed" Congress did not pass a universal background checks bill after "the horrors" of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

"I believe that we need a more thoughtful conversation, we cannot let a minority of people -- and that's what it is, it is a minority of people -- hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people," Clinton said during a CNN town hall.

Clinton said she feels for parents sending their kids to school, noting that there have been 74 school shootings since Sandy Hook.

"I don't think any parent, any person, should have to fear about their child going to school or going to college because someone, for whatever reasons -- psychological, emotional, political, ideological, whatever it means -- could possibly enter that school property with an automatic weapon and murder innocent children, students, teachers," Clinton said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/17/hillary-clinton-gun-control_n_5505080.html
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Hillary Clinton On Gun Control: We Can't Let 'A Minority Of People' Terrorize The Majority (Original Post) SecularMotion Jun 2014 OP
I found the sentence that the Republicans gejohnston Jun 2014 #1
Wow, ge - that link is a pitch-perfect example of how pablo_marmol Jun 2014 #9
she bit on the 74 shootings lie? ileus Jun 2014 #2
What a stupid statement. krispos42 Jun 2014 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #4
Hillary is right mwrguy Jun 2014 #5
Thought control much? blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #6
Gun control isn't so much about guns as it is about control friendly_iconoclast Jun 2014 #7
So it would appear. (nt) blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #8
Looks like Huffpo and SecMo are into damage control already! pablo_marmol Jun 2014 #10

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
1. I found the sentence that the Republicans
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 08:55 AM
Jun 2014

will use in their attack ads. The bolded will be the edited part in the commercials "I believe that we need a more thoughtful conversation, we cannot let a minority of people -- and that's what it is, it is a minority of people -- hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people,"
I do agree with her that we need a more thoughtful conversation. I would add to that an honest conversation, where both sides are honest and thoughtful. I don't see that ever happening
http://ethicsalarms.com/2013/05/08/now-you-tell-us-the-undeniable-deceit-in-the-post-sandy-hook-anti-gun-push/
Automatic weapon? OK, I'll let her slide on that.

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts)
9. Wow, ge - that link is a pitch-perfect example of how
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 12:29 PM
Jun 2014

the GOP successfully exploits our dishonesty on "gun control".

Saving that.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
2. she bit on the 74 shootings lie?
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 08:55 AM
Jun 2014

wonder if she know no children, students, or teachers have been shot with an "automatic weapon"

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blueridge3210

(1,401 posts)
6. Thought control much?
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:59 PM
Jun 2014

So now, we can't allow people to hold "viewpoints" that we don't like? Really?

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts)
10. Looks like Huffpo and SecMo are into damage control already!
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 12:58 PM
Jun 2014

Revising what Hillary actually said:

"....we cannot let a minority of people -- and that's what it is, it is a minority of people -- hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people"

to:

"We Can't Let 'A Minority Of People' Terrorize The Majority."

This is really bad news.
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