What followed was 30-odd minutes of rambling paranoia during which Trump suggested Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment and flood the streets with violent criminals released from prison.
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He was endorsed by the National Rifle Association last night.
Trump said, “Whether it’s a young single mom in Florida or a grandmother in Ohio, Hillary wants them to be defenseless, wants to take away any chance they have of survival”.
“You’re wrong @realdonaldtrump, We can uphold Second Amendment rights while preventing senseless gun violence”.
“To get the endorsement, believe me, is a fantastic honor”, Trump promised the NRA crowd in Louisville, Kentucky, which greeted the Republican champion with frequent waves of ecstatic cheers.
Both people seeking the Democratic nomination have raised more than Trump.
“The candidacy of Donald Trump has exposed a fault line in our party”, said Walter Hudson, an Albertville Republican.
“Come on women, come on”, he said.
“Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment, we are not going to let that happen I can tell you that right now”, he said.
These measures include plans to crack down on unregulated Internet gun sales.
“I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun”. He’s since said such bans don’t work and has also called for making it easier for law-abiding citizens to carry guns for self-protection.
The survey also shows that an overwhelming majority of Republican voters, eight in 10, say Republican leaders should support Trump even if they disagree with him on key issues. He also said he expects the next president to appoint between three and five justices to the high court.
She has tended to spend less on ads than Sanders.
Trump’s allegiance to gun rights has been spotty. Trump has criticized them too, though a long-time Republican operative in May joined one Super PAC backing the real estate mogul.
Mr Cox said: “If your preferred candidate is out of the race, it’s time to get over it”. Moments later, while bragging about how much his sons know about firearms, Trump made the type of comment that might have had some in the crowd wondering about that promise.
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“It doesn’t necessarily have to be free like Bernie’s asking for, but I feel like something needs to change as far as regulating so it doesn’t – some people are coming out of college with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt, which that’s not sustainable”, said Duffy.
