Candidate Hillary Clinton on gun control.

[Autumn]

http://thehill.com/regulation/other/239934-hillarys-2016-bid-energizes-supporters-of-gun-control

Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, has been a staunch advocate of gun-control proposals, such as expanding background checks and banning assault weapons. Last summer, she ripped groups that oppose those ideas as out of step with public opinion.

“We cannot let a minority of people, and that’s what it is, it is a minority of people, hold a view point that terrorizes the majority of people,” Clinton said during a CNN town-hall event.

[djean111]

1. Will background checks be expanded to all friends and relatives?

Because last night the killer used a gun he was given for his birthday, I read somewhere.
Background checks, of course, need to be done, but they are just a band-aid.

I hate guns. I am afraid of them, because they are enablers. But it seems the police can kill people with guns, with impunity.

[Autumn]

3. Background checks are done on the person purchasing the gun.

[djean111]

4. Oh, I know. That is why just calling for background is a band-aid. A necessary band-aid,

but not likely to help much.

[Autumn]

5. Yes it is necessary and a good start.

[HereSince1628]

2. No offense intended to Sec Clinton but rights are codified to protect the rights of minorities.

Putting rights up to a majority vote is a guarantee that down the road the rights will no longer exist.

And I'm not talking about 2nd amendment rights at all. I'm talking about Equal Protection 14th amendment rights.