More anti-gun rhetoric from Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, this time at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in New Hampshire where she again pushed for a new law to prevent Americans on the DHS’s no-fly list from buying a gun:
https://twitter.com/JaxAlemany/status/671132931663003649
It looks like she’s used this line before, too:
Clinton in Denver: "If you are too dangerous to fly, you are too dangerous to buy a gun in our country"
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) November 24, 2015
But here’s the funny part. When did Dems become such big fans of the no-fly list in the first place?
If you remember, Ted Kenned found himself on the no-fly list and was a champion against it:
Sen "Ted" Kennedy was stopped & questioned @ airports 5 times in March '04 because his name appeared on the gov's secret "no-fly" list.
— Linda Roberts (@Lindarsey) November 25, 2015
Remember @GStephanopoulos Senator Ted Kennedy was put on No Fly List? Would @TheDemocrats violate his Gun Rights?https://t.co/BkwYmsQfPa
— Jay Medina #ImpeachmentIsASham (@JayMedina) November 23, 2015
And the right wing nut jobs ACLU is in a years-long battle against the no-fly list, calling it a “dystopian,” “secret government blacklist” that “violates the Constitution’s due process guarantees.”
The No Fly List was built upon dystopian foundations. #NoFlyList http://t.co/1rrk6ClglB
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 12, 2015
A Great Day for Seven Americans Formerly on the #NoFlyList https://t.co/6EOZGclyAj
— ACLU (@ACLU) October 12, 2014
An extraordinarily secret government blacklist just got a little bit less secret. #NoFlyList https://t.co/MCmuU6lRY7 pic.twitter.com/WwKNrzvpla
— ACLU (@ACLU) October 11, 2014
Want to understand what's unconstitutional about the #NoFlyList? This comic by @JenSorensen explains https://t.co/ZpfEtVpzse
— ACLU (@ACLU) June 25, 2014
The #NoFlyList violates the Constitution’s due process guarantees. Learn more: https://t.co/1gATzoeZah
— ACLU (@ACLU) March 15, 2014
Salon even called a recent ruling against the no-fly list as a “victory over racial profiling.”
Victory over racial profiling: Federal court rules Americans can challenge No Fly List https://t.co/Ajvbp6xCDC
— Salon (@Salon) October 26, 2015
And here’s something else to keep in mind. It sounds like Hillary is mixing up the no-fly list with the terror watch list — they’re different:
The no fly list is NOT the terror watch list the number of politicians who say this with no research is amazing https://t.co/skpm05Fze2
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 30, 2015
Pro-gun control politicians are surprised they always lose when they make claims with not even the slightest bit of research
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 30, 2015
Which other constitutional rights does Clinton wanna strip you of RT @bogrize @ZaidJilani Circa 2004 I was on it.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 30, 2015
Good question. Now if only we had a media that would ask her.
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