Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on gun control

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Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on gun control
Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on gun control

As the 2016 presidential election looms close, take a look at where both presidential candidates fall on the issue of gun control.

Donald Trump is a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment.

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"The politicians are chipping away at it, day-by-day, night-by-night. It gets weaker and weaker," Trump said. "We're not going to let it happen. We're going to protect our 2nd amendment."

Here's where Trump stands on gun control:

  • Against banning types of guns or magazine sizes

  • Against expanding background checks, instead focus on fixing the "broken" system

  • Advocates expanding state gun permits to include the whole country rather than state by state restrictions

  • Focus on improving mental health treatment to catch mass shooters before a crime

Hillary Clinton doesn't want to do away with the second amendment, but she is fighting for stricter gun control laws.

"We need to close the loopholes and support universal background checks," Clinton said. "How many people have to die before we actually act?"

Here's where Clinton stands on gun control:

  • Expand background checks

  • Repeal the law that protects gun manufacturers from being held liable for crimes committed with their products

  • Provide funding to increase inspections on licensed arms dealers

  • Prohibit domestic abuse criminals from purchasing guns

  • Make it illegal for a person with a clean record to purchase a gun for a convicted criminal

  • Restrict military-grade weapons

  • Prohibit people suffering from mental illness from purchasing guns

Both candidates are both working with various groups to support their stances, with Clinton partnering with Mothers of the Movement and Trump with the NRA.

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