Flat out Lie : Hillary Clinton claims the government has THE RIGHT to impose new gun regulations

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to the attendees of the United Food & Commercial Workers convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Steve Marcus U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to the attendees of the United Food & Commercial Workers convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

In an interview on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, Hillary Clinton refused to say whether or not the right to bear arms is a constitutional right.

Stephanopoulos asked, “Let’s talk about the Second Amendment. As you know, Donald Trump has also been out on the stump, talking about the Second Amendment, saying you want to abolish the Second Amendment. I know you reject that, but I want to ask you a specific question: Do you believe that an individual’s right to bear arms is a constitutional right — that it’s not linked to service in a militia?”

Clinton replied, “I think that for most of our history there was a nuanced reading of the Second Amendment until the decision by the late Justice Scalia, and there was no argument until then that localities and states and the federal government had a right, as we do with every amendment, to impose reasonable regulations. So I believe we can have common sense gun safety measures, consistent with the Second Amendment. And in fact, what I have proposed is supported by 90 percent of the American people and more than 75 percent of responsible gun owners.”