The Clintons’ War on Gun Rights

[Paladin]

Not sure who Fitton is, but some interesting and unsurprising charges here:


http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/pu ... 7111.shtml

"The Clintons’ War on Gun Rights
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By Tom Fitton
Jul 17, 2006

What kind of President will Hillary Clinton make? Giving her ethical failings, I realize this is a disturbing thought, but we must consider it as Senator Clinton remains the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic nomination for President in 2008. The way I figure it, with the Clintons, past is prologue. Bill Clinton’s unfinished illicit business as president will be Hillary’s to take up if elected. That’s why Judicial Watch’s investigations team has been inspecting the newly released Clinton Presidential Library records. (We don’t endorse or oppose candidates, but it is part of educational and corruption-fighting mission to see the Clintons held accountable.)

Recently, our investigations team uncovered documents that provide some interesting, and troubling, details about the Clintons’ plan to destroy the gun industry, a la “Big Tobacco.�
Here’s just a sample of what we discovered:

A memorandum from former Clinton Advisor Sidney Blumenthato Bruce Reed, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, dated November 9, 1998, which reads: "I've enclosed an article and a press release about the new effort to file class action suits against gun manufacturers. I think this is a very promising idea. Let's talk about it soon." The press release, from the Office of the Mayor of New Orleans, was in draft form, suggesting the Mayor coordinated the strategy with the Clinton White House.

The "promising idea" identified by Blumenthal involved filing massive product liability and negligence lawsuits against major handgun makers, "the opening salvo in a campaign against the gun industry by an alliance of anti-tobacco attorneys and local governments," wrote The Los Angeles Times. According to one of the lawyers involved in the lawsuits: "We are going to do to [the gun industry] what we did to tobacco. It's going to be a very large war."

Our investigators also uncovered a March 6, 2000 letter from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer with a handwritten note at the top from Bill Clinton to then-White House Deputy Counsel Bruce Lindsey, which reads: "Bruce, See me re: this…has some good ideas for future." Among the "good ideas" -- denying gun manufacturers the right to sell guns to the military and law enforcement unless they sign an anti-gun "code of conduct" that would cripple the industry.

Clinton and the anti-gun rights crowd used this extortive litigation strategy to strong-arm gun manufacturer Smith and Wesson into adopting some of their policies. President Bush put an end to the federal abuse of the gun industry in 2000. Will a “President Hillary� revert back to government extortion of the gun industry?

Tom Fitton is the President of Judicial Watch, Inc., a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law.

Tom Fitton is the President of Judicial Watch, Inc., a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. "

[gene]

We gun lovers maybe in a world of hurt in 2008 if we don't stay on top of this election and support the people that's on our side.
something to think about

[cyphur]

She'd get shot quicker than a black president. I don't mean that in a racist fashion at all, I hate racism. Just a social fact unfortunately :(

Not that I'd mind one less Clinton running around.......

[nitrogen]

I'm somewhat of a liberal ( ) and it might not be as worrysome as you think. At least in the circles I run in, nobody likes Hillary either.

More people see her for what she is than you might believe.

Personally, I'd rather see Condi be president. I don't like her politics, but she's smart and seems to do a good job when she doesn't have to blindly parrot someone elses policy, but I digress...

[anygunanywhere]

I'm somewhat of a liberal ( )

Personally, I'd rather see Condi be president. I don't like her politics, but she's smart and seems to do a good job when she doesn't have to blindly parrot someone elses policy, but I digress...

Condi has verbally expressed her belief that the RKBA is an individual right and fully supports us.

[longtooth]

She also backs it up w/ the story of her tenent farmer Dad having arms in the house. I think I remember her saying that on one occassion he had to defend the family.

[KBCraig]

She'd get shot quicker than a black president.

The first black president will be staunchly conservative and pro-gun.

Not likely to get shot, except by a lefty.

Kevin

[Venus Pax]

I would also like to see Condoleeza Rice run for president.
She would most likely get my vote.