Saturday, May 28, 2016

Chicago Tribune: NRA Exaggerating Hillary Clinton’s Threat to Gun Rights



Chicago Tribune: NRA Exaggerating Hillary Clinton’s Threat to Gun Rights
by AWR Hawkins 27 May 2016
On May 26, the Chicago Tribune published an editorial in which it claimed the NRA is exaggerating Hillary Clinton’s threat to gun rights.

Focusing on the Supreme Court, the Tribune claimed there is no guarantee that Republicans would confirm Clinton’s appointees to the highest court, and even if they did, there is no guarantee those justices would revisit landmark decisions like District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) or McDonald v. Chicago (2010).

In the event that they did revisit the decisions and overturn them, the Tribune claims that would not necessarily change state-by-state gun laws in the U.S., so the “NRA’s worst-case scenario is greatly exaggerated.”

So what if Clinton becomes president and nominates an anti-Second Amendment justice to replace Antonin Scalia, and what if that justice is confirmed? According to the Tribune, even then, concern would be unwarranted because the Republicans will almost certainly retain the House beyond 2016, thereby mitigating any chance that a gun control law would be passed. Furthermore, the absence of a new law takes away any real chance that gun control would be pushed to the Supreme Court for review–at least the Tribune’s editorial board sees it that way.

Chicago Tribune
Jill Zuckman was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, and is a managing director at SKDKnickerbocker.

Note: SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Independence USA PAC.
Independence USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client, and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Audrey Gelman was a VP at SKDKnickerbocker, and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s intern.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s intern was Audrey Gelman, a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.       
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.  
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.
Susan E. Rice is a stockholder at the TransCanada Corporation, the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and was a senior fellow for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.    
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013       
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.
Pete Souza is the chief White House photographer for the Barack Obama administration, and was a photographer for the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Tribune was a subsidiary of the Tribune Media Co.
Sidley Austin LLP was the bankruptcy adviser for the Tribune Media Co.
David D. Hiller was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, an SVP for the Tribune Media Co., a publisher & president & CEO for the Chicago Tribune, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Scott C. Smith is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the president & publisher & CEO for the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Tribune was a subsidiary of the Tribune Media Co.
Ronald W. Burkle was a purchase bidder for the Tribune Media Co., is the founder of the Yucaipa Companies, and a friend of William J. Clinton.
William J. Clinton was an adviser for the Yucaipa Companies, is a friend of Ronald W. Burkle, the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, an adviser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and married to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, married to William J. Clinton, was a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and Audrey Gelman was her intern.
Audrey Gelman was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s intern, and a VP at SKDKnickerbocker.
Jill Zuckman is a managing director at SKDKnickerbocker, and was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Independence USA PAC.
Independence USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Independence USA PAC, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Emma Bloomberg’s father, was a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Everytown for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Americans for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Emma Bloomberg is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter, and was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Brian Williams is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and Allison Williams’s father.
Allison Williams is Brian Williams’s daughter, and an actor in Girls.
Audrey Gelman is an actor in Girls, was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s intern, and a VP at SKDKnickerbocker.
Jill Zuckman is a managing director at SKDKnickerbocker, and was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
SKDKnickerbocker is a media consultant for the Independence USA PAC.
Independence USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
TransCanada Corporation is a SKDKnickerbocker client, and the proposed builder for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Susan E. Rice is a stockholder at the TransCanada Corporation, the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and was a senior fellow for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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