{"id":2266063,"date":"2024-06-12T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-vp-warns-about-stripping-away-liberties-as-biden-ramps-up-gun-control-agenda\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:40:12","slug":"rfk-jr-s-vp-warns-about-stripping-away-liberties-as-biden-ramps-up-gun-control-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-vp-warns-about-stripping-away-liberties-as-biden-ramps-up-gun-control-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr.&#8217;s VP cautions against loss of freedoms amid Biden&#8217;s intensifying gun control efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-s-vp-warns-about-stripping-away-liberties-as-biden-ramps-up-gun-control-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2266063&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nicole Shanahan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a> for independent presidential candidate \u200cRobert \u2064F. Kennedy Jr., has expressed her\u2063 support for \u2062the Second Amendment in\u200c a podcast. While acknowledging the\u2063 problem of gun and \u200dmass shootings, Shanahan emphasized the importance of addressing the \u2064root\u200d causes \u200crather than restricting liberties, specifically pointing out mental health issues. She believes that preserving individual liberties \u200cis essential and positions her stance as progressive. This \u200dcomes as the current Biden-Harris administration pushes \u200bfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-calls-for-commonsense-gun-safety-laws-after-atlanta-shootings\/\" title=\"Obama Calls For \u2018Commonsense Gun Safety Laws\u2019 After Atlanta Shootings\">stricter gun control measures<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>\u2019s vice presidential nominee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicole-shanahan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nicole Shanahan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicoleShanahan\/status\/1800915855770857697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>affirmed<\/a> her support for the Second Amendment as the Biden-Harris campaign continues to push for tougher gun control policies. <\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-ron-desantis-is-the-man-to-lead-the-great-american-comeback\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: Leading the American Comeback\">long-form podcast<\/a> with Youtuber Ian Carroll, Shanahan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X1lZ3bY1LXE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cThe Second Amendment is really important to preserve. And if the issue is gun shootings and mass shootings, which is a real issue, we need to get to the root of the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. right, waves on stage with Nicole Shanahan, after announcing her as his running mate, during a campaign event, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo\/Eric Risberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTaking away liberties while \u200b\u200bobfuscating the issue around mental health is not going to lead us to a better tomorrow,\u201d Shanahan continued. \u201cMaybe that makes me less liberal, but I actually think it makes me quite actually progressive in my thinking that we can\u2019t strip people of their liberties \u2014\u00a0ever.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Shanahan\u2019s comments follow a gun-control event President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3037512\/biden-touts-gun-restrictions-hunter-firearm-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spoke<\/a> at on Tuesday. The president\u2019s speech in Atlanta came as a part of a series the White House and Biden campaign are holding on addressing increasing gun violence with tighter firearms restrictions. In response to the surge of mass shootings, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2872935\/joe-biden-signs-gun-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>signed<\/a> legislation expanding federal control over firearms in 2022.  <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Biden touted his Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, saying, \u201cFolks, this historic law is already saving lives, but there\u2019s still so much more to do to maximize the benefits.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president continued his speech with a call to reinstate\u00a0a \u201990s-era ban on \u201cassault weapons\u201d and high-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n<p>During a 2023 interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/club-random-with-bill-maher\/id1613459129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Club Random with Bill Maher<\/em><\/a>  podcast, Kennedy differentiated himself from the Democratic Party\u2019s stance on gun control. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/117168\/rfk-jr-cites-prozac-video-games-for-rise-in-mass-shootings-not-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attributed<\/a> the uptick in gun violence in part to the use of depressants or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Zoloft and violent video games. RFK Jr. said before they were introduced, there was \u201cno time in American history or human history that kids were going to shoot schools and shooting their classmates.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, voiced strong support for the Second Amendment on Ian Carroll&#8217;s podcast. As the Biden-Harris administration advocates for stricter gun control, Shanahan emphasized, &#8220;The Second Amendment is crucial to preserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2266064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24086749385223.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2266063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24086749385223.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2266064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2266063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2266063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}