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branford

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9. Trumps sons are hunters.
Fri May 20, 2016, 09:37 PM
May 2016

To the surprise of no one, Donald has not been shy about posting the photos of the various exotic hunts and kills.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/31/donald-trump-sons-hunting-iowa-zimbabwe-pheasants

Trump's support for gun rights may not be as absolute or proven as some of his fellow Republicans, but there is no doubt he's much stronger on the issue than Hillary, who has (just like Bernie) "evolved" a far more more stringent gun control platform during our heated Democratic primary.

I will assume Clinton will try to "pivot" back to more moderate gun stances during the general election, particularly in swing states in the south and midwest, but the Republican commercials with her recent anti-gun rights positions and statements will be clear and unmistakable, to say nothing of how the issue may play in the debates.

Equally important to many voters, the NRA endorsed Trump today.

While the NRA's comments about Clinton are disingenuous, the endorsement will still carry a great deal of political weight and will help definitely unite Republicans against Clinton (rather than necessarily in support of Trump).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nra-donald-trump-endorsement_us_573f5ed3e4b045cc9a70f46f


The National Rifle Association on Friday endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying that gun owners and supporters must unite to block presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

“The damage that would be done by [Clinton’s] policies and her Supreme Court picks would destroy individual freedoms, and therefore destroy the America we all love,” said the group’s top lobbyist, Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Affairs. “We cannot let that happen. We have to unite, and we have to unite right now.”

The endorsement came after a fiery speech by NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, the group’s longtime leader. LaPierre railed against Clinton, promising that she would strip Americans of their Second Amendment rights. Trump took the stage after Cox.

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