Clinton Says Obama Needs to Explain Inconsistency in Gun Views

By: Fernando Suarez
Topics: Hillary Clinton

(CBS)

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

Speaking to reporters on a flight between California and Arizona, Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of flip-flopping on the issue of gun control.

Earlier today, Obama said he had "no intention of taking away folks' guns."

But Obama has a history of supporting gun control measures. And the Clinton campaign pointed out a questionnaire from 1996 where Obama said he "supported banning the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns."

Clinton said Obama has some explaining to do.

"Well he has to speak to his own record, which has obviously changed over a relatively short period of time," she said.

"My understanding is that really within the space of 4 or 5 years, he's had several positions on a number of really challenging issues. You'll have to ask him why he has so rapidly changed position from year to year."

Earlier, before Clinton held her press conference on the plane, the aircraft had an aborted takeoff from Burbank, California when upon acceleration the pilot noticed a light turn on in the cockpit. After a short taxi to the gate and filing some paperwork, we were in the air.

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by sallywhan February 3, 2008 1:46 PM EST: How can Obama say that he is going to change our county what was the big change he did in Illinois that he thinks he can do for the county does he intended to put us in deep debt than what we are it dont seems like him and the govrner of Illinois worked very well for the state of Illinois which is bout to go banrupt,all you Chicago politics look out for your city and your self I dont think we need that orangistion running the county because they have not done a very good job for the state of Illinois.thank you; Reply to this comment


by akona2 February 3, 2008 12:19 PM EST: THE IMPERFECT "PERFECT" OBAMA

how can Obama be the honest person if he himself is caught in lies?

how can Obama claim he can do perfect judgement on DAY 1 if he himself makes mistakes on getting involve with a slumlord?

how can Obama claim he can be the uniter if he himself indulge in fights?

how can Obama claim he is the new blood if he himself is part of the old blood?

how can Obama be the bridge to the future if he himself does not have the mastery of past?

a good salesman (OBAMA) can make you drive a lemon car. a good mechanic (CLINTON) can fix the lemon car.

barack HUSSEIN OBAMA. can not trust the name...; Reply to this comment


by jaykay221 February 3, 2008 11:34 AM EST: PS. Don''t most people become more conservative in their views as they get older?; Reply to this comment


by jaykay221 February 3, 2008 11:28 AM EST: So he ticked a box 12 years ago, later voted in favor of someone else''s bill to limit the rate guns can be brought and his current position is he''s not going to demand people can''t have guns? So what?

You call that rapidly changing position? What about Hillary, her position changes from week to week, day to day, depending on what is going to work best to get a vote.; Reply to this comment


by jonah234 February 3, 2008 3:15 AM EST: For all of the nonsense written in the press and repeated by Clinton haters that Hillary is "calculating" and "will say anything to get elected" this just goes to prove that Obama is the same old same old politician just like everyone else. He''ll say anything that is expedient. The hypocracy of his claims about Hillary and old time Washington are ridiculous and he should stop pointing a finger and look more closely at his own actions. He''s a phoney!; Reply to this comment


by mgbidi February 3, 2008 3:09 AM EST: Old politics of divide and rule!
It doesn''t work in 2008. We are now on Internet age - quick fact check possible.
Tell us what you want to do for America.
People are loosing homes all over America. Do you really want to tie that problem to Obama and his State?; Reply to this comment


by wavrnrjim February 3, 2008 2:00 AM EST: Obama needs to explain why his state is the worse in the Union/Nation of people loosing their homes(all working class people), and we now see why he used Oprah and Jack Kennedy''s family and speech to aid his campaign(he needs to bury alot of wrong doing or should I say no doing); Reply to this comment