Hillary Clinton’s fierce anti-gun stance could backfire in general election

Hillary Clinton’s fierce anti-gun stance could backfire in general election


 Erich Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America, said Mrs. Clinton is out of touch with reality if she thinks she can change those numbers.

“She is crazy if she thinks that advocating Aussie-style gun confiscation is going to help her win in November,” Mr. Pratt said. “Hillary is in for a rude awakening.”


Hillary Clinton’s fierce anti-gun stance could backfire in general election

Democrats, skittish over pushing gun control since Al Gore’s bid for the White House fell short in 2000, are once again flirting with the issue, preparing to pick perhaps the most anti-gun presidential nominee in a generation.

Hillary Clinton’s provocations will be on the minds of thousands of Second Amendment activists gathering in Louisville beginning Thursday as the National Rifle Association hosts its annual meetings, insisting Mrs. Clinton’s fierce gun control stance will once again hamstring Democrats in a national election.

Likely GOP nominee Donald Trump will speak Friday, delivering his fervent pro-gun stance to the one part of the conservative coalition that has quickly and eagerly embraced him — which makes the contrast with Mrs. Clinton, who’s highlighted her anti-gun stance, all the more striking….

Democrats had hoped the shootings, particularly in Newtown, would permanently move public opinion on the gun issue. But legislation to ban certain military-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and expand gun purchase background checks failed in the U.S. Senate in 2013, though some individual states acted on their own to push through such measures that year….

But a Gallup survey conducted in October showed that Americans who are most passionate about the issue are more likely to favor gun rights: 26 percent said they would only vote for a candidate who shares their gun views — up from 11 percent in May of 2000. And 40 percent of people who favored less strict gun laws said they would only vote for a candidate who agrees with them on guns, compared to 21 percent of those who supported stricter gun laws.

Erich Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America, said Mrs. Clinton is out of touch with reality if she thinks she can change those numbers.

“She is crazy if she thinks that advocating Aussie-style gun confiscation is going to help her win in November,” Mr. Pratt said. “Hillary is in for a rude awakening.” 

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