{"id":1029133,"date":"2024-01-05T03:47:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T03:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029133"},"modified":"2024-05-16T16:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:21:36","slug":"for-nikki-haley-the-nra-comes-before-the-safety-of-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/for-nikki-haley-the-nra-comes-before-the-safety-of-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"For Nikki Haley, The NRA Comes Before the Safety of Americans\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Nikki Haley continuing to side with the gun lobby over the safety of our communities, <\/em>DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNikki Haley is making clear where her priorities lie: siding with the NRA and the rest of the gun lobby over our children\u2019s safety. Haley has time and time again refused to support commonsense gun safety legislation and even opposed expanding background checks in the wake of the tragic shootings in South Carolina while she was governor \u2013 and it\u2019s no surprise given she received an A+ rating from the NRA. President Biden, meanwhile, worked across the aisle to enact the most significant bipartisan gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years \u2013 something MAGA extremist Nikki Haley has made clear she would never even consider.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley has consistently sided with the gun lobby over the safety of our communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201c\u2018You’ve always got a partner in me,\u2019 <\/strong>Haley told NRA delegates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014<\/a>: The NRA Political Victory Fund endorsed Haley and gave her an A+ rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley has made clear throughout her campaign that she refuses to support gun safety legislation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201cAfter Nashville school shooting, Nikki Haley tells voters she is against gun control legislation\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNikki Haley’s town hall here in one of the first primary states opened against the backdrop of a deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. The Republican presidential hopeful started her pitch by addressing the shooting and telling voters she wants more metal detectors, not more gun control legislation. She called for schools to have one entrance and to use the metal detectors there.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Messenger<\/a>: \u201cNikki Haley Rejects \u2018Red Flag\u2019 Laws at CNN Town Hall\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNikki Haley said at Sunday’s CNN town hall that she opposes gun restrictions known as \u2018red flag\u2019 laws. \u2026 Red flag laws prevent individuals who are considered to be a threat to themselves or others, as determined by a court, from buying or possessing a firearm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201c[Haley] emphasized the need to \u2018end gun-free zones,\u2019 pinning blame on locations where guns are heavily restricted for shootings, because \u2018nobody else is going to be able to protect themselves.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley opposed expanding background checks in the wake of the tragic shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church when she was governor of South Carolina.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Times<\/a>: \u201cSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Sunday said the botched FBI background check that allowed the man accused of the massacre at a historic black church in Charleston to buy the handgun used in the attack is tragic but does not justify expanding such checks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Nikki Haley continuing to side with the gun lobby over the safety of our communities, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:  \u201cNikki Haley is making clear where her priorities lie: siding with the NRA and the rest of the gun lobby over our children\u2019s safety. Haley has time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1029133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFor Nikki Haley, The NRA Comes Before the Safety of Americans\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/for-nikki-haley-the-nra-comes-before-the-safety-of-americans\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-05T03:47:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-16T16:21:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/for-nikki-haley-the-nra-comes-before-the-safety-of-americans\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/for-nikki-haley-the-nra-comes-before-the-safety-of-americans\/\",\"name\":\"For Nikki Haley, The NRA Comes Before the Safety of Americans\u00a0 - 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