“… Runaway victories by Trump and the populist Vermont senator Sanders have unsettled groups such as Connecticut Against Gun Violence and the Newtown Action Alliance … Neither candidate stands up to their litmus test like Clinton, the gun-control groups say, citing Sanders’ voting record and Trump’s machismo rhetoric … Clinton’s stumble could create an opening for another favorite gun-control crusader, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is weighing a third-party bid for president. “Of course, Bloomberg has been very helpful on our issue, and we would see (his possible candidacy) as a good thing,” said Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence …”
Oh my God are these people people deluded.
The Donald has a proven record of supporting gun control while Bernie has a D- rating from NRA. Pinciaro should be happy with this plus what they’ve gotten out of Hillary which is a heck of a lot more than they deserve considering their astroturf status.
“… “There is some concern that as to how supportive (Sanders) would be to our causes,” Pinciaro said …”
Really?
“… Scott Wilson, president of the 21,000-member Connecticut Citizens Defense League, said Sanders isn’t much of an upgrade from Clinton for gun owners. “I don’t really see Sanders as a protector of the Second Amendment,” Wilson said. “I believe, being from Vermont, he’s tolerated the fact that people own guns there.” …”
Yep. Plus Bernie just might not care that much about the issue.
“… Trump previously declared his support for an assault weapons ban in his 2000 book, “The America We Deserve.” “It’s so hard to say with Trump, because his positions are so different from his positions at other times,” Pinciaro said. “You wonder if some of his positions are geared toward the electoral constituency, (as opposed) to what he really believes.” …”
He’s full of it. The only thing Trump believes in is himself.
I cannot say it enough times, this guy Trump is a major asshole, a master manipulator, and a bully, and if he wins, there is no telling what he will do. His standing is a shame on the Republican party from top to bottom. My big fear is that I believe, at this point, he has everybody fooled, and that he may well win the whole fucking thing. Nothing he says now should be believed, it means nothing. He is telling all the idiots everything he knows they want to hear. He would be a disaster not much better than Hillary (the least of two very bad things).