Hillary Clinton honored by Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence

[RandySF]

She's sticking to her guns.

Hillary Clinton blasted Congress for not acting on gun control as the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence honored her Thursday at a big-ticket bash in lower Manhattan.

“There are people too dangerous to be let on airplanes, but Congress won’t stop them from getting guns,” the Democratic presidential hopeful said. “We can do this from the grass roots, and I believe we can do it from the top down.”

Celebrities, Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Chuck Schumer attended the $1,000-a-plate Cipriani on Broadway gala for the lobbying group’s annual “Bear Awards,” named for James Brady. The White House press secretary was shot and gravely wounded in a 1981 attempt on President Ronald Reagan’s life.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/brady-center-prevent-gun-violence-honors-hillary-clinton-article-1.2441154

[Thinkingabout]

1. K & R

She is bringing attention to the fact of gun violence in the US. This is good, the congressional members who are afraid of the NRA should be brought out.

[lunamagica]

2. I'm so happy she's taking this issue head-on

Very courageous of her to do so.

[leftofcool]

3. Thank you Hillary for being brave enough to act on this.

[AtomicKitten]

4. Yet as SOS she oversaw dodgy arms deals that benefited the Clinton Foundation.

Her "courage" and "bravery" - reads OPPORTUNISM - in calling for gun control is laughable in light of the exponential increase in arms proliferation and sales to dodgy countries she engaged in as SOS with the Clinton Foundation benefiting with huge donations - quid pro quo?

Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton's State Department

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As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton also accused some of these countries of failing to marshal a serious and sustained campaign to confront terrorism. In a December 2009 State Department cable published by Wikileaks, Clinton complained of "an ongoing challenge to persuade Saudi officials to treat terrorist financing emanating from Saudi Arabia as a strategic priority." She declared that "Qatar's overall level of CT cooperation with the U.S. is considered the worst in the region." She said the Kuwaiti government was "less inclined to take action against Kuwait-based financiers and facilitators plotting attacks." She noted that "UAE-based donors have provided financial support to a variety of terrorist groups." All of these countries donated to the Clinton Foundation and received increased weapons export authorizations from the Clinton-run State Department...

In all, governments and corporations involved in the arms deals approved by Clinton’s State Department have delivered between $54 million and $141 million to the Clinton Foundation as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to the Clinton family, according to foundation and State Department records.

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Read more here: http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187

Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors
An investigation finds that countries that gave to the foundation saw an increase in State Department-approved arms sales.
http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187

Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation Amid Russian Uranium Deal
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0

Hillary Clinton Helped Sell Weapons To Hostile Nations To Enrich Defense Funders
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/05/28/hillary-clinton-sold-weapons-to-hostile-nations-to-enrich-defense-funders/

[Cha]

5. Wonderful honor.. thank you, RSF

[mcar]

6. K&R