Hillary Clinton On Gun Control
In 1992 Hillary Clinton supported a federal ban on semi-automatic firearms.
In 1999 First Lady Hillary Clinton stated, "Since the crime bill was enacted, 19 of the deadliest assault weapons are harder to find on our streets. We will never know how many tragedies we've avoided because of these efforts." At that time handguns accounted for over 2/3 of firearm deaths in the US.
Hillary Clinton made gun control issues part of her 2000 Senate campaign. She favors "sensible gun control legislation" and not limiting gun control lawsuits.
In 2006 Hillary Clinton was one of 16 Senators who voted against an amendment which prohibits the funding of the confiscation of lawfully-held firearms during a disaster (Vitter Amendment.)
