Clinton insists background checks don't conflict with Second Amendment
The Second Amendment came up early on in the final presidential debate and Hillary Clinton insisted her plan for background checks doesn't conflict with the constitutional right to bear arms.
"I also believe that there can be and must be reasonable regulation," she said when the question came up, adding: "Because I support the Second Amendment doesn't mean that I want people who shouldn't have guns to be able to threaten you, kill you or members of your family."
Clinton went on to lay out her plans for "comprehensive background checks" and closing online and gun show loopholes.
These and other measures "are not in any way conflicting with the Second Amendment," she said.
Her response came to a question from moderator Chris Wallace about a 2015 recording in which she says "the Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment."
Clinton's campaign site outlines her plans for "gun violence prevention," including background checks, tackling the gun lobby and stopping domestic abusers from buying guns.
Speaking on the same issue, Trump told Wallace he is "very proud to have the endorsement of the NRA" and would appoint justices "that feel very strongly about the Second Amendment."
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Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.
