Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will outline several gun control measures Monday, including a proposal to allow victims of gun violence to sue firearm manufacturers.
Clinton’s campaign announced the former secretary of state will deliver her proposals during separate campaign events in New Hampshire Monday, less than one week after a campus shooting left 10 students dead and several injured at a community college in Oregon.
“What is wrong with us that we can’t stand up to the NRA, to the gun lobby and the gun manufacturers they represent?” Clinton reportedly asked supporters in Florida last Friday.
The series of proposals aim to limit access to firearms through universal background checks, a ban on military-style assault weapons and repealment of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, passed by Congress in 2005, which shields firearm manufacturers from legal threats when their products are used to commit crimes.
Clinton will also defend her intention to use executive action, if elected president, to prevent the transaction of firearms at gun shows without the same standards gun stores operate by, a campaign staffer told the New York Times ahead of Clinton’s trip to the Granite State.
According to the latest CNN/WMUR poll of Democratic voters in New Hampshire, Clinton trails socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., 46 to 30 percent. Sanders once voted against legislation requiring background checks for gun purchases, but recently said Americans want “sensible gun control legislation.”
