Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Democratic Candidate Bernie Sanders on Gun Control


  • Gun Control has been a nagging topic throughout the entirety of Sanders' campaign.
  • Hilary Clinton has constantly bashed Sanders for not having a clear cut plan about gun control which has won her many voters. 
  • Most notably Sanders in 1996 voted against prevention from studying gun violence.  
  • Sanders has brought up in his campaign that Clinton's constant attack on guns is "very disingenuous" 
  • Sanders' most comprehensive statement about guns came up at a January debate when he reversed his position from a 2005 senate vote.
  • Overall Sanders has defended gun control if anything. 
  • Here is a video where Sanders clearly defends gun control
  • https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjiwKarxejLAhWIpR4KHQqfDdsQuAIIHTAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DohLGRnfCd50&usg=AFQjCNExUIrCxZdIT1vloHwpwD3WFToKwg&sig2=B1_IBY9T5_vaQDfXKBqdSg&bvm=bv.117868183,d.dmo
  • "Where Is Bernie Sanders' Gun Control Plan?" CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.

Democratic Front Runner Hiliary Clinton on gun control


  • Clinton's Gun Control push has been a major part of her campaign recently
  • "The leading cause of young African-American men is homicide"  Clinton says as she pushes her gun control policy in Milwaukee as the Wisconsin primary approaches. 
  • Clinton says regarding Bernie Sanders' free college tuition push "if my child is dead, he can't go to college."
  • Clinton has seemingly been winning over the majority of voters in Milwaukee with this campaign which is a major step in winning the Wisconsin primary.
  • Copy the link below to see Clinton speaking in Milwaukee. 
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  • "After Obama, Gun Sellers May Also Love Hillary Clinton." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.

Republican Front Runner Donald trump on President Obama's Executive Order


  • Trump has regularly opposed stricter gun control laws after several mass shootings.
  • "I will veto. I will unsign that so fast," Trump told a rally in Biloxi, Mississippi regarding president Obama's plan to tighten gun control through an executive order. 
  • "I don't like having anything to have to do with changing our second amendment. We have plenty of rules and regulations." says Trump regarding gun control.
  • One of Trump's main arguments against gun control is just this, "All they do is blame the guns. And it is not the gun that pulls the trigger."
  • Here is a video where Trump talks about his feelings toward gun control.
  • https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiFmJrowujLAhXJHx4KHacVBTcQuAIIJjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Ftranscript%2F2016%2F01%2F10%2Fdonald-trump-talks-ted-cruz-gun-control-and-clintons-denis-mcdonough-previews%2F&usg=AFQjCNEyPdBA833eJXcbvyQSlKcaD-h-VQ&sig2=7dMp_t_yT-wsoeB2wzUm7A&bvm=bv.117868183,d.dmo
  • "Donald Trump: I Will 'unsign' Obama Executive Action on Gun Control."CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.