Hillary on Twitter today: 'We lose people to gun violence every day. It’s time to come to grips with this.'

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https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/637019577864585216

'We need commonsense reforms to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals, the violently unstable, domestic abusers, and terrorists.'
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/637020371703734273

A majority of Americans and a majority of gun owners support universal background checks.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/637023603201081344

It makes no sense that bipartisan legislation supporting universal background checks failed despite overwhelming support from the public.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/637026769711853568

Politics are hard. But when it comes to gun violence, we cannot give up. We cannot sit by while more good people die. We must keep going.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/637031200952090624

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1. It would be good for sensible gun bills to be passed, it doesn't mean the guns are going to be taken

From sensible gun owners who practice good gun safety, it is to protect innocent people from getting killed, make our cities, etc safer, allow us to go shopping, to theaters, schools, churches, hospitals and other places we should have the freedom to go. When well over a majority wants sensible gun laws, Congress should be willing to act properly.

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2. Hillary in 2008: "People enjoy hunting and shooting because it’s an important part of who they are"

Hillary Clinton goes bold on gun safety — but she sounded a different note in 2008

http://www.salon.com/2015/07/10/hillary_clinton_goes_bold_on_gun_safety_but_she_sounded_a_different_note_in_2008/

Clinton touts her experience with guns

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/12/clinton-touts-her-experience-with-guns/

Clinton mailer attacks Obama on guns

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Clinton_mail_attacks_Obama_on_guns.html

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6. The Clintons have been staunch supporters of gun control. The purpose of the mailer was to point out

her primary opponent's conflicting statements, not to advocate against gun control.

[tularetom]

8. Oh, you mean the President of the United States, don't you

Actually he had a response to her mailer

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9. He wasn't President at that time, so I'm not sure what your point is.

[tularetom]

10. My point is, enjoy all this gun control talk while you can because once she has that nomination

in her hot little hand, she'll shift into general election mode where she will need the votes of moderate and independent voters, many of whom are defintitely opposed to the things she appears to be advocating now. And when she does she will revert to 2008 Hillary.

Personally I disagree with all of her current pronouncements except for expanded background checks, but I'm pretty sure she'll drop all that like a hot potato when she goes after the votes of "hard working Americans, white Americans".

If I agreed with everything she said, I would still oppose her because I have serious questions about her veracity.

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11. ....x10+

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14. So? I know you've noticed a LOT more Gun Violence shite has gone down since 2008.. and her

statement is in direct response to latest deaths by guns.

[Iliyah]

3. K & R

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Glad to see she's trying to advance this issue.

This issue is very important to me.

Obama tried, but faced a wall.

Hopefully she can do something...anything about this.

Too many people are dying.

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15. President Obama and VP Biden both tried so hard to get sensible gun laws passed after Sandy

Hook.

But the gd NRA lackies said "No fucking NO".

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5. Did Bernie put out anything on Twitter....??

its about the primary and issues.

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7. He offered condolences to friends and family of the victims, but no tweets about gun control.

[SunSeeker]

12. K & R

[Cha]

13. Thank you, Hillary!