Clinton Attends Fundraiser Hosted By Tomlins During Pittsburgh Campaign Stop
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Hillary Clinton Tuesday night attended a fundraiser hosted by Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and his wife.
Earlier in the day, she was warmly received when she was greeted by about 700 supporters at the IBEW Hall on the South Side.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee lashed out at Republican Donald Trump for not standing up to the National Rifle Association in regards to assault weapons, like the one used by the gunman who fatally wounded 49 people at a gay nightclub over the weekend in Orlando.
Clinton told her audience, "We have reached a point where people cannot board an airplane with a full bottle of shampoo, but people being watched by the FBI for suspected terrorist links can buy a gun, with no questions asked, that is absurd."
She was referring to the Orlando gunmen who was questioned by the FBI several times in recent years, but never placed on any airline "no-fly list."
Clinton said she supported a ban on the sale of military assault-type weapons.
"It just seems like Western Pennsylvania commonsense," she said. "If you're too dangerous to get on a plane, you're too dangerous to get a gun. Enough is enough."
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She took her opponent to task for his suggestion that President Obama was on the side of terrorists, describing the accusation as shameful.
She said, "Even in a time of divided politics, this is way beyond anything that should be said by someone running for president."
A new presidential preference poll, by Bloomberg Politics, showed a double digit lead for Clinton over Trump.
According to the poll, 49 percent of likely voters interviewed said they would support Clinton; 37 percent of the respondents said they would vote for Trump.
On the issue of gun control, the same poll, released Tuesday night, showed an almost even split among those people surveyed. According to the poll, 48 percent said they supported an assault weapons ban and 50 percent of people questioned said they disagreed.
