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Four Words Turn Hillary Clinton's Gun Control Rant on Its Head and Make Her Look Like a Fool

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used the occasion of the Christian school shooting in Nashville to call for a renewal of the so-called assault weapons ban that her husband then-President Bill Clinton signed into law in the 1990s.

Clinton tweeted Tuesday, “We had an assault weapons ban from 1994-2004 that prohibited the manufacture or sale for civilian use of certain semi-automatic weapons and banned magazines with 10 rounds or more.”

“Mass shootings dropped during that decade. We did it once and should do it again,” she added.

Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec responded, “Did that stop Columbine?”

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The 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School outside of Denver left 13 dead and 24 injured. It was one of the worst in U.S. history.

The assailants used a combination of shotguns, handguns, and semi-automatic weapons.

At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could not even provide a definition of what an “assault weapon” is. He offered the example of the AK-47, which can be fired in fully-automatic mode.

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He finally pointed to the 1994 ban, saying there is no doubt a definition of assault weapon in it.

The legislation made illegal the manufacture, sale and possession of specifically listed makes and models of “military-style semiautomatic firearms” and outlawed most large capacity magazines holding more than 10 rounds, according to the Justice Department.

The DOJ did note these types of weapons were rarely used in gun crimes both before the ban and after.

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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweeted a chart in 2017 showing that the murder rate had been trending down for decades in the U.S., despite gun ownership increasing significantly.

Notably, the rate remained low and then decreased further after the assault weapons ban expired in 2004.

In the case of the Nashville shooting at The Covenant School on Monday, the assailant used two semi-automatic rifles and one 9 mm handgun.

The rifles clearly had higher capacity magazines than the 1994 ban would have allowed, but the death toll of six people at the school means the number of rounds available to the shooter probably wasn’t a factor.

Nashville seems to be another instance in which leftists, like Clinton, made the obligatory knee-jerk call for an “assault weapons” ban, but it likely would have had no impact on how the incident transpired.

As was the case with Columbine, someone with a heart set on murder can do so with the weapons available.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 2,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto is the senior staff writer for The Western Journal. He wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
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English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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