Subject: Re: HRC Op-Ed on Gun Violence
From: Ben Krauss <[email-masked]>
To: Karen Finney <[email-masked]>
Cc: LaDavia Drane <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Corey Ciorciari <[email-masked]>, Emily Aden <[email-masked]>, Harrell Kirstein <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 21:17:33 -0400

Just throwing out there that in *The America We Deserve, *NYC resident
Donald J. Trump writes:

"Republicans walk the NRA line and refuse even limited restrictions. . . I
support the ban on assault weapons and I also support a slightly longer
waiting period to purchase a gun. With today’s internet technology we
should be able to tell within 72 hours if a potential gun owner has a
record."

We could work some of that in here...

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:43 PM, Karen Finney <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> LD are there any NYC moms/stories around gun violence that we could
> include?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 17, 2016, at 7:26 PM, Benjamin Krauss <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Will tone down the contrast and recirculate.
>
> To Nick's point, didn't include Eric Garner because he wasn't technically
> a victim of gun violence.
>
> On Mar 17, 2016, at 7:11 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Okay.  What about a gun oped with less contrast?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 17, 2016, at 7:09 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Interestingly, I am worried about blowback from our supporters.
>
> On Thursday, March 17, 2016, Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> My theory is that we do not want to be in a one on one with Trump - but
>> want to hit him occasionally.  In which case, we also need to be hitting
>> Sanders occasionally so we can credibly say we are not only focused on the
>> general.
>>
>> For example, we were going to do a press call tomorrow in AZ with locals
>> about guns (number one testing contrast issue).  So I thought good to do
>> here.
>>
>> Maybe it is too hard here - but thought we should have some measure of
>> contrast.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 6:58 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Should we directly hit Sanders in this NYDN oped right now? I'm a bit
>>> skeptical
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, March 17, 2016, Corey Ciorciari <
>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here is 55k back-up: http://labs.time.com/story/gun-loophole/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Ben Krauss <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> This op-ed is live again, and we've made a few revisions. Would be
>>>>> great if everyone could take another quick look so we can get to HRC
>>>>> tonight.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Emily Aden <[email-masked]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Research edits attached, need backup on one stat.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Harrell Kirstein <
>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I like it.  Since it is the NYDN I think we should add the terrorist
>>>>>>> watch list piece.  I defer to you on where but we could stick at the end of
>>>>>>> this riff as a proof point against the NRA?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I’ve been fighting for this issue for years.  So have families
>>>>>>> across the country.  Still, the NRA and their allies in Congress have
>>>>>>> managed to block even the most commonsense reforms.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> Harrell Kirstein
>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>> 609 915-5662 | @harrellkirstein
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 7:17 PM, Ben Krauss <[email-masked]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey everyone,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Attaching a draft op-ed from HRC on gun violence for placement in
>>>>>>>> the New York Daily News.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please let me know any edits or comments in the next hour or so.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Benjamin A. Krauss
>>>>> +1 (914) 299-6480
>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Corey Ciorciari
>>>> Policy Department
>>>> Hillary for America
>>>> @CoreyCiorciari
>>>>
>>>
>>

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