The NRA's Four-Pinocchio lie about @HillaryClinton
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The NRA’s false claim that Hillary Clinton doesn’t believe Americans can keep guns at home
By Glenn Kessler August 15 at 3:00 AM
NRA 'Hypocrite Hillary' | Campaign 2016
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The NRA released an ad on Aug. 10 claiming Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is a hypocrite for her stance on the Second Amendment. (NRA)
Hillary Clinton “doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.”
— Voice-over in National Rifle Association ad, released Aug. 10, 2016
This ad features an actress, made up to look like Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, gliding through a privileged existence, much like an episode of the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.”
“She’s one of the wealthiest women in politics. Combined income: $30 million. Tours the world in private jets. Protected by armed guards for 30 years,” the voice-over says, presumably referring to Secret Service protection. “But she doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. She’s an out-of-touch hypocrite. And she’d leave you defenseless.”
A reader in Pittsburgh asked us about this ad, saying he saw it repeatedly during the evening news. “I know she’s for stronger gun laws,” the reader said, but he wondered whether she really “didn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense,” as the ad claims.
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The Pinocchio Test
This is a classic example of a fear-mongering ad based on little evidence but leaps of logic. While the NRA does not go so far as to claim that Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment, the wording of its claim suggests that.
Clinton has said that she disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision in Heller, but she has made no proposals that would strip Americans of the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. Clinton is certainly in favor of more gun regulations and tougher background checks, and a more nuanced ad could have made this case. Conjuring up a hypothetical Supreme Court justice ruling in a hypothetical case is simply not enough for such a sweeping claim. That tips the ad’s claim into the Four-Pinocchio category.
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