Hillary: Australia-style gun control ‘worth looking at’

[PoliticAverse]

Hillary Clinton says a gun buyback program similar to the one Australia implemented in 1996 is “worth considering” in the United States.

“I don’t know enough details to tell you how we would do it or how it would work, but certainly the Australia example is worth looking at,” Clinton said at a New Hampshire town hall on Friday.

The Democratic presidential front-runner said data indicate the Australian program reduced the number of firearms in circulation by paying citizens to turn over their weapons.

“The Australian government, as part of trying to clamp down on the availability of automatic weapons, offered a good price for buying hundreds of thousands of guns, and then they basically clamped down going forward in terms of having, you know, more of a background-check approach, more of a permitting approach,” Clinton said.

Read the rest at: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/257172-hillary-australia-style-gun-control-worth-looking-at

Video of Clinton's comments:

[randys1]

1. Hell yes!

For the ones who refuse to give up their toys, offer them Gold plated X Box in return.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Australia. The very word brings terror to the gunfun lover!

[Cheese Sandwich]

3. This could cost her the general election. Gun people vote. This will motivate them even more

Also America's gun sellers would like to thank Hillary Clinton for tomorrows spike in sales.

[-none]

5. People fed up with the gun shootings/killings vote also.

Change is coming whether the gunners like it or not.

[Duckhunter935]

6. We shall see

That has been said for the last 30 years

[JRLeft]

4. Good luck with that.

[uponit7771]

7. +1, Hillary is stepping out in front and leading ............... again

[Logical]

8. We lose votes with gun control talk. Sorry, but it is the truth. nt

[Mojorabbit]

9. This election is so important. This will lose a ton of votes. nt