Clinton Vows to Spend 'Every Single Minute' as President to 'Change Gun Culture'

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At a meeting with families of gun-violence victims in Hartford, Conn., today, Hillary Clinton vowed to use "every single minute of every day" to "change the gun culture" in America.

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"I am not here to make promises I can’t keep. I am here to tell you I will use every single minute of every day, if I am so fortunate enough to be your president, looking for ways that we can save lives, that we can change the gun culture," she said. "It is just too easy for people to reach for a gun to settle their problems. It makes no sense." "And we can do this consistent with the Second Amendment. We can do this with the support of responsible gun owners. And that is exactly what we will do. And I want you to know - that I know I don’t have all the answers." Clinton said she's bringing the issue of gun control, including "comprehensive background checks" and "closing every one of the loopholes," up "everywhere I go because we need a national movement." "The gun lobby is the most powerful lobby in Washington. You can talk about Wall Street, drug companies, insurance companies, big oil. They’re all powerful, don’t get me wrong," she said. "Nobody is more powerful than the gun lobby because they have figured out how to intimidate elected officials at all levels, who basically just stop thinking about this problem because they’re too scared to stand up to the NRA."

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