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 Clinton spoke out forcefully in favor of new gun control measures
after a shooting last week on the campus of Umpqua Community College
in Roseburg, Oregon, which killed nine people and wounded another
nine.
In appearances after the shooting, Clinton said she wants to begin a
"national movement" to counter the influence of the National Rife
Association, the nation's top gun-rights advocacy group, but she has
still to say what specific measures she would take if elected to the
White House in November 2016.
Among the steps that she will outline later on Monday, her campaign
said, is the use of presidential executive authority to close a
"loophole" to ensure people buying firearms at gun shows and on the
Internet undergo the same background checks and pay the same sales
tax as when buying from traditional retailers.
Clinton will also push Congress to pass laws that prohibit all
domestic abusers, including stalkers, from purchasing guns and to
close what she will call the "Charleston loophole", referring to a
June shooting at a African American church in Charleston, South
Carolina, that left nine dead.
Currently, if a background check is not completed within three days,
a gun sale can proceed. The alleged Charleston shooter was able to
purchase his gun because of this loophole, as did 2,500 other people
in 2014 who would have otherwise been barred from making such a
purchase, Clinton's campaign said.
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Clinton will amplify on her recent calls to make the background
check system more comprehensive and on her calls to keep
"military-style assault weapons" off streets by pledging to repeal a
2005 law that she says gives gun manufacturers and dealers
"immunity," her campaign said.
As a U.S. senator representing New York, Clinton voted against
legislation that prevents victims of gun violence from holding
negligent manufacturers and dealers accountable for crimes committed
with their guns. As president, she will seek its repeal, according
to her campaign.
Clinton will be discussing her gun control proposals on Monday at
two town halls near Manchester, New Hampshire.
(Reporting By Amanda Becker; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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