Since the 1st Democratic debate nearly 3,000 people have died from gun violence in the United States

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Hillary Clinton summed up one of the most important issues of this election at the Democratic debate.

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Since the last Democratic debate—a mere 32 days ago—nearly 3,000 people have died from gun violence in the United States.

Hillary made her voice loud and clear at tonight’s debate: It’s time to act. And she has a plan to prevent gun violence.

1 - Increase background checks.
2 - Put the safety of communities over the profits of the gun lobby.
3 - Keep guns from domestic abusers, other violent criminals, and the severely mentally ill.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/hillary-clinton-summed-one-most-important-issues-election-democratic-debate


If even one life is saved with these ideas, then it's clearly worth it. Go ahead, gun culture. Defend domestic violence.

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[cantbeserious]

1. How Does HRC Intend To Fight The NRA - All Else Is Rhetoric

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[Cha]

2. Oh dear.. that's so many people and so unbearabliy sad for their loved ones.

Thank you Hillary for caring so much and trying to do something about gun violence that destroys so many lives.

[Duckhunter935]

3. How does that help in suicides?

Since that is 2/3 of firearms related deaths. I am curious on how she is going to stop that. Do you have any ideas?

[JonLeibowitz]

7. Sssh, don't inject pesky facts into the conversation

Anyone familiar with the statistics immediately thought "suicides" when HRC used her number. That's how I know it was pandering, to low information voters.

[Duckhunter935]

9. It is sad

That people are so gullible and do not care to actually hear the facts.

[krispos42]

4. And most of those were adults choosing to commit suicide

It's talk like this that boasts gun sales. Domestic gun manufacturing has tripled since 2007, and gun imports have doubled.

[MineralMan]

5. Points to her for that.

It's a sharp and incisive point she made.

[JonLeibowitz]

8. It's a ludicrous point she made

She intentionally conflated suicides with other gun deaths.

[MineralMan]

12. A guy who shoots himself in the head is still

a victim of too readily available firearms. Sorry, but I'm not buying your argument, nor will I discuss it further with you.

I knew people who have committed suicide with a firearm. They should never have had access to one.

[Duckhunter935]

10. It's pandering

Does not do a damn thing for the 2/3 that are people choosing to take their own lives by suicide. But she has to add those numbers to make it sound worse for the low information voter.

[yardwork]

6. Did Bernie vote against gun control?

[leftofcool]

13. Yes.

[Duckhunter935]

11. You do know number 3

Is already law and it is illegal for those people to legally own firearms.