Poll: Voters Not Swayed by Clinton’s Anti-Gun Duplicity

Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
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NRA – Institute for Legislative Action

Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- We’ve been reporting on Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and her anti-gun mentality for months.

She has been especially focused on the alleged immunity gun manufacturers have under federal law, the Protection in Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

She has often claimed, incorrectly, that gun manufacturers “are the only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability.”

Despite the fact that her accusations have been completely debunked as false on Politifact and elsewhere, Ms. Clinton continues to trot out these deceptive talking points, promising she’ll repeal “the gun industry’s unique immunity protection” if elected.

A recent poll  by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates that the American public isn’t being taken in by Clinton’s anti-gun nonsense. According to the poll, more than seventy percent of voters surveyed nationally on the issue disagreed with Ms. Clinton and her stance on the PLCAA.

Instead, voters across party lines support the common sense position that it is wrong to hold firearms manufacturers and retailers liable for the actions of third parties who misuse lawfully sold products in crimes. According to a NSSF report on the survey, “a majority of voters in all regions of the country” say the statement about keeping the PLCAA as law more closely reflects their opinion, “even for a majority of those who cast a vote for President Obama in the last election (53 percent) and for a majority of non-gun owners (56 percent).” Significantly, a higher percentage of those surveyed who identified as “Strong Democrat” supported the PLCAA than opposed it.  Even among her party’s strong identifiers, Clinton’s duplicity is not winning her any converts.

Commenting on these results, Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel, notes “it’s time for politicians to demonstrate that they have some respect for the good sense of the people and to stop vilifying the hard-working people of an entire industry and exploiting real tragedy that is the result of criminal conduct.” 

We doubt Clinton will take this advice, but it would behoove her to think carefully when treading in such murky waters come general election time.

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trukeral

Neither Clinton nor her rabid followers can be swayed by facts. Thy are the same as the climate change freaks.

Eric_CA

truekeral, True!

Colonialgirl

Even better; LET’S MAKE ANTI-GUN POLITICIANS THAT WORK AT DISARMING LAW ABIDING CITIZENS LIABLE FOR ALL CRIMES COMMITTED BY THUGS , CROOKS AND ILLEGAL ALIENS.

Rick

You are so bery rite Why don’t bud lite or any of them get in a law suit when some is driving a cara d kills some 1 else l
Let make the alcohol company’s lieable as we’ll

Daniel

If you are allowed to sue Colt because some low life used a fire arm made by colt to commit a crime and no one is responsible for his or her actions (The Liberal way) lets not stop there, We should not choose how and to how the law applies the dam has been broken, You drove in your Lexus, using Mitchell tires. Shell gas. an interstate battery. You had to replace your alternator you now have a Bosch alternator, you had your seats recovered by Jose so he is now involved. the windshield was replaced by a local company… Read more »

Wild Bill

Yes Daniel, those evil automobile manufacturers are building cheap cars that they know will get into the hands of teenagers, who tend to be less careful than other drivers and will hurt someone, and older drivers who buy high caliber overly powerful cars, then don’t react as fast to emergencies, and will hurt someone. Those evil car makers even make automatic models!

Eric_CA

Daniel, why stop there? How about suing the same numb-nuts that passed legislation for Gun Free Zones, gun waiting periods, et al for limited the ability to defend oneself. Had Second Amendment restrictions not be in place, many would not have been harmed.

HMLA-167 Warrior

It’s funny to think how ironic it is that a Clinton of all people would speak of “gun control” after so many of their opposition have been taken out using firearms.

https://www.stewwebb.com/2013/04/17/arkancide-is-the-unfortunate-habit-of-potential-witnesses-to-the-clintons/

That used to be available at arkancide.com but that website is no longer working for some reason…