Sanders, O'Malley Follow Clinton with Gun Control Proposals for Campaign

Yesterday I shared news via National Review's Jim Geraghty that Hillary Clinton was unveiling gun control proposals for the campaign that included the usual so-called "universal" background checks, so-called "gun violence" restraining orders, and repealing the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.  Later in the day the Wall Street Journal reported that Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley followed suit.

Mr. Sanders, who has a mixed record on backing gun-control measures, laid out a set of proposals on Monday afternoon that have considerable support among Democrats, including Mrs. Clinton. They include requiring background checks for sales by unlicensed dealers at gun shows, banning assault-style semi-automatic weapons and providing better mental-health care.

While Clinton has tried to drive a wedge between Sanders and his supporters because of his past mixed record on Second Amendment issues, he took the opportunity to remind people he has a "D-" rating from the NRA.  Compared to O'Malley however, Sanders looks like a friend to gun owners:

Another Democrat running for president, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, has the most aggressive set of gun-control proposals. Among other ideas, he would require that every person who buys a gun get a license and be fingerprinted, and he would establish a national gun registry.

“It doesn’t matter who you support in this race—common-sense gun reform is something we should all fight for,” he said in an email to supporters on Monday.

None of the Democratic candidates have talked about how the homicide rate involving guns has dropped dramatically while the number of firearms in the hands of Americans have almost doubled:

Courtesy National Review

On top of that, it was reported by BearingArms.com yesterday that some of the survivors and the family of a victim have responded to Obama's calls for more gun control, saying such proposals would not have stopped last week's attack.

Guns are the easy target for politicians and the gun ban lobby.  No one wants to talk about the  real problem, something that is much harder to address, and that is the fact there are those who will do bad things and not care about the consequences.

Hillary Clinton Thinks we Have Too Much Firearm Freedom

National Journal has the story here.  Hat tip to Dave Hardy.

The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

Hillary Clinton has unleashed another series of attack mailers on Barrack Obama. One deals with Obama's record on gun rights. That's the ultimate example of the pot calling the kettle black. As the NRA's America's First Freedom magazine pointed out in February, Mrs. Clinton has spent most of her career as a proponent of stricter gun control. The Politico's Ben Smith reinforced that point this weekend. Smith also noted how the firearm on the mailer doesn't exist. In a gaffe typical of someone (or in the case of the campaign staff - people) with no clue about firearms or gun rights, they used a photo of a European made high dollar rifle, but then flipped the picture or used a mirror image of the firearm which made it appear to be a left handed model. The rifle pictured even has a double-set trigger, something popular in Europe but almost unheard of in the United States according to Val Forgett III, president of Navy Arms in Martinsburg, W.Va.


Problem is, with this particular model, The Mauser 66, it was never manufactured as a left hand model. Talk about elitist - Obama may think gun owners cling to guns because they are bitter but Clinton uses a photo of a $2000 European rifle, then uses a reverse view of the photo in the mailer and has no clue a mistake has been made.

Hat tip to the Politico.

Obama and Clinton talk about Gun Control

Both Senators Clinton and Obama tried to portray themselves as friends of gun owners while campaigning in Pennsylvania. Thanks to our friends over at ABC, they were drawn out on the issue and you can hear their double talk for yourself. If you missed the debate a couple weeks ago, click the clip below.