Clinton Says Gun Laws, Allies Key to Stemming Terror Threat

  • Democratic candidate addresses Orlando attack in speech
  • Trump delivers separate speech on security, terrorism

Clinton: Weapons of War Have No Place on Our Streets

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Hillary Clinton said the country must respond to the deadly shooting rampage in Florida by a suspected Islamic State sympathizer by restricting availability of military-style weapons and choking off the ability of extremists to spread their “twisted ideology.”

In a speech Monday in Cleveland, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee directly challenged the approach being advocated by her Republican counterpart, Donald Trump, saying scapegoating Muslims or weakening U.S. alliances will only make it easier for radical jihadists recruit followers and spread terror.