Clinton blasts Congress for not voting on gun bill

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Source: cnn



By Dan Merica, CNN

Updated 12:11 AM ET, Fri November 20, 2015
Story highlights

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton spoke at awards gala
Her gun control position stands in contrast to rival Bernie Sanders

(CNN)Hillary Clinton faulted leaders in the House and Senate on Thursday for not allowing a vote on a bill that would make it illegal for people on the government's no-fly list to legally buy guns.

Clinton -- speaking in New York at the Brady Bear Awards Gala at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence -- told the audience that it is "long past time to say enough" on gun violence.

"Leaders in the House and Senate won't even allow a vote on whether we should prevent people on the no-fly list from buying guns, including possible terrorists," Clinton said. "It is just beyond ones imagination; these are people too dangerous to be let on airplanes but Congress won't stop them from getting guns. It is just something that makes no sense."

The comments come a day after Clinton, who has hit Republicans and Democrats on gun control throughout her presidential campaign, tweeted about the issue.

"After the events in Paris and with thousands of gun deaths in the US each year, hard to fathom this from the GOP," Clinton wrote, linking to a New York Daily News story about the bill being blocked.........................




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[pipoman]

1. It was the judiciary committees who I suspect decided

That barring people from riding a plane without due process is defensible because plane riding isn't an enumerated civil liberty.

[hack89]

2. Because due process is so last century. Nt

[Duckhunter935]

3. So what due process does a person have

About being put on that list? I think even that great man Ted Kennedy even was put on that list.

[ManiacJoe]

6. Senator Kennedy was not on the list.

A different Ted Kennedy was on the list. When the names matched, an ID check was completed and the senator continued on his way.

But you are correct about the lack of due process.

[TheProgressive]

4. When Clinton is president, she will simply...

...'tell Americans to cut it out'... End of gun violence!!!!!

[Ikonoklast]

5. It's not a "gun bill", it's a "deprive American citizens of due process" bill.

No Fly List = Star Chamber

What other rights will President Hillary Clinton want to destroy?

[beevul]

7. Wasn't that b*shes no fly list?

Everyone hated it when it came to be, how come some seem to love it now?

[ileus]

8. Who is on the list and how did they get there...Tell us that first.

[Dr. Strange]

10. Sorry, no.

No transparency for you!

[SunSeeker]

9. It is insane to let people on the no fly list buy guns. Glad she is speaking up. nt