Trump panders to NRA GUN NUTS and Hillary proposes Reasonable Gun Laws

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/clinton-and-trump-reveal-stark-divide-over-gun-control?akid=14282.294211.lckun1&rd=1&src=newsletter1056899&t=4

Hillary Stands Her Ground for Sensible Gun Laws, Trump Panders to the NRA Crowd

While Hillary Clinton vows to make us safer, Donald Trump becomes a gun nut.

Trump, who once supported a ban on assault weapons and longer waiting periods to purchase a gun, now regularly touts his concealed weapons permit to pro-gun audiences. He also promises to end gun-free zones, claiming mass shootings and terrorist attacks may be mitigated by armed civilians.

Proponents of stricter gun laws say placing greater restrictions on firearm sales can stymie casualties at the hands of gun violence, a leading cause of premature death in the United States. Over 13,000 people were killed by firearms in 2015, a figure that excludes death by suicide. On average, 217 people in the U.S. are shot each day.

Despite the staggering number of casualties involving firearms, the U.S. population is still split on the issue of gun control. A CNN poll from 2015 found that 52 percent of Americans oppose stricter gun laws, while 46 percent support reform. But even the data is split; a CBS News/New York Times poll from the same period found that 92 percent of Americans favor background checks for all gun buyers (an expansion of gun laws, technically speaking).