AP: Clinton Urges Curbs on Gun Violence in NC

By BearingArms.com Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton (EDT):

11:59 a.m.

Hillary Clinton says the spate of gun violence in the United States shows that “protecting all of God’s children is America’s calling.”

The Democratic presidential nominee spoke at church services in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been grappling with last month’s shooting death of a black man by a police officer.

Clinton said at Little Rock AME Zion Church that the country should try to imagine gun violence “through our children’s eyes.”

She was joined at the pulpit by 9-year-old Zianna (Zee’-anna) Oliphant. The black child recently gave a tearful address to the city council on race relations, saying she couldn’t “stand how we’re treated.”

The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott led to two nights of violent protests in downtown Charlotte.

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10:35 a.m.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager says the report on Donald Trump’s tax returns should resonate with many people who feel the U.S. tax system is unfair.

Robby Mook tells NBC’s “Meet the Press” that voters clamoring for change are realizing that Trump isn’t the solution.

Here’s what Mook says: “We talk about the rigged system out there. Donald Trump embodies that.”

Mook was referring to a New York Times …Read the Rest

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