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Meet the pro-gun rape survivor who challenged Obama on CNN
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Meet the pro-gun rape survivor who challenged Obama on CNN
By Justin Wm. Moyer January 8 at 2:31 AM
Rape survivor Kimberly Corban asks Obama about family safety under new regulations
Kimberly Corban asked President Obama why his administration will make it harder for her to buy a firearm, which she sees as her "basic responsibility as a parent." In response, Obama told Corban that his administration's new actions won't restrict her buying power, just her assailant's. (CNN)
On May 21, 2006, Kimberly Corban was a 20-year-old student completing her sophomore year at the University of Northern Colorado. She had just finished finals — summer was on its way. She had her whole life ahead of her.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Around five in the morning, a man broke into her apartment in Greeley, Colo., and, for almost two hours, sexually assaulted her.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to die,'” Corban, now 30, told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “There’s no going back from that.”
Corban’s story did not exactly have a happy ending — or, at least, the ending is ever-evolving. Though her assailant is now serving 24 years to life in prison, she struggled with depression, PTSD and stress-related seizures. And, speaking about her experience, she came to realize how important it was for women to have access to guns to protect themselves.
Then, Thursday night on national television, she got to confront the man she thought wanted to take her guns away: President Obama.
“As a survivor of rape, and now a mother to two small children — you know, it seems like being able to purchase a firearm of my choosing, and being able to carry that wherever my — me and my family are — it seems like my basic responsibility as a parent at this point,” she told Obama during “Guns in America,” CNN’s town hall, after the president announced executive orders on gun control Tuesday.
“I have been unspeakably victimized once already, and I refuse to let that happen again to myself or my kids. So why can’t your administration see that these restrictions that you’re putting to make it harder for me to own a gun, or harder for me to take that where I need to be is actually just making my kids and I less safe?”
[As Obama tries to bridge divide on guns, it seems as wide as ever]
First, Obama praised Corban for showing up.
“Well, Kimberly, first of all, obviously — you know, your story is horrific,” he said. “The strength you’ve shown in telling your story and, you know, being here tonight is remarkable, and so — really proud of you for that.”
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Rape survivor Kimberly Corban asks Obama about family safety under new regulations
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Kimberly Corban asked President Obama why his administration will make it harder for her to buy a firearm, which she sees as her "basic responsibility as a parent." In response, Obama told Corban that his administration's new actions won't restrict her buying power, just her assailant's. (CNN)
On May 21, 2006, Kimberly Corban was a 20-year-old student completing her sophomore year at the University of Northern Colorado. She had just finished finals — summer was on its way. She had her whole life ahead of her.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Around five in the morning, a man broke into her apartment in Greeley, Colo., and, for almost two hours, sexually assaulted her.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to die,'” Corban, now 30, told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “There’s no going back from that.”
Corban’s story did not exactly have a happy ending — or, at least, the ending is ever-evolving. Though her assailant is now serving 24 years to life in prison, she struggled with depression, PTSD and stress-related seizures. And, speaking about her experience, she came to realize how important it was for women to have access to guns to protect themselves.
Then, Thursday night on national television, she got to confront the man she thought wanted to take her guns away: President Obama.
“As a survivor of rape, and now a mother to two small children — you know, it seems like being able to purchase a firearm of my choosing, and being able to carry that wherever my — me and my family are — it seems like my basic responsibility as a parent at this point,” she told Obama during “Guns in America,” CNN’s town hall, after the president announced executive orders on gun control Tuesday.
“I have been unspeakably victimized once already, and I refuse to let that happen again to myself or my kids. So why can’t your administration see that these restrictions that you’re putting to make it harder for me to own a gun, or harder for me to take that where I need to be is actually just making my kids and I less safe?”
[As Obama tries to bridge divide on guns, it seems as wide as ever]
First, Obama praised Corban for showing up.
“Well, Kimberly, first of all, obviously — you know, your story is horrific,” he said. “The strength you’ve shown in telling your story and, you know, being here tonight is remarkable, and so — really proud of you for that.”
Then, Obama tried, at length, to answer her question. He pointed out that, though he didn’t think Corban’s guns necessarily made her safer, he’s not trying to take them away.
“I just want to repeat that there’s nothing that we’ve proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.” And: “You have to be pretty well trained in order to fire a weapon against somebody who is assaulting you and catches you by surprise.” And: “There’s always the possibility that that firearm in a home leads to a tragic accident.” And: “All I’m focused on is making sure that a terrible crime like yours that was committed is not made easier because somebody can go on the Internet and just buy whatever weapon they want without us finding out whether they’re a criminal or not.”
Corban wasn’t impressed.
“I would say it was more of a non-response,” she told The Post. “He kind of dodged the question.”
The dumbass , liberal bastard could not be more clueless nor could he have been more inconsiderate of her pain, suffering , fear and desire to protect herself and her kids in the future. -Tyr
Meet the pro-gun rape survivor who challenged Obama on CNN
Morning Mix
Meet the pro-gun rape survivor who challenged Obama on CNN
By Justin Wm. Moyer January 8 at 2:31 AM
Rape survivor Kimberly Corban asks Obama about family safety under new regulations
Kimberly Corban asked President Obama why his administration will make it harder for her to buy a firearm, which she sees as her "basic responsibility as a parent." In response, Obama told Corban that his administration's new actions won't restrict her buying power, just her assailant's. (CNN)
On May 21, 2006, Kimberly Corban was a 20-year-old student completing her sophomore year at the University of Northern Colorado. She had just finished finals — summer was on its way. She had her whole life ahead of her.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Around five in the morning, a man broke into her apartment in Greeley, Colo., and, for almost two hours, sexually assaulted her.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to die,'” Corban, now 30, told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “There’s no going back from that.”
Corban’s story did not exactly have a happy ending — or, at least, the ending is ever-evolving. Though her assailant is now serving 24 years to life in prison, she struggled with depression, PTSD and stress-related seizures. And, speaking about her experience, she came to realize how important it was for women to have access to guns to protect themselves.
Then, Thursday night on national television, she got to confront the man she thought wanted to take her guns away: President Obama.
“As a survivor of rape, and now a mother to two small children — you know, it seems like being able to purchase a firearm of my choosing, and being able to carry that wherever my — me and my family are — it seems like my basic responsibility as a parent at this point,” she told Obama during “Guns in America,” CNN’s town hall, after the president announced executive orders on gun control Tuesday.
“I have been unspeakably victimized once already, and I refuse to let that happen again to myself or my kids. So why can’t your administration see that these restrictions that you’re putting to make it harder for me to own a gun, or harder for me to take that where I need to be is actually just making my kids and I less safe?”
[As Obama tries to bridge divide on guns, it seems as wide as ever]
First, Obama praised Corban for showing up.
“Well, Kimberly, first of all, obviously — you know, your story is horrific,” he said. “The strength you’ve shown in telling your story and, you know, being here tonight is remarkable, and so — really proud of you for that.”
Morning Mix
Meet the pro-gun rape survivor who challenged Obama on CNN
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By Justin Wm. Moyer January 8 at 2:31 AM
Rape survivor Kimberly Corban asks Obama about family safety under new regulations
Play Video2:59
Kimberly Corban asked President Obama why his administration will make it harder for her to buy a firearm, which she sees as her "basic responsibility as a parent." In response, Obama told Corban that his administration's new actions won't restrict her buying power, just her assailant's. (CNN)
On May 21, 2006, Kimberly Corban was a 20-year-old student completing her sophomore year at the University of Northern Colorado. She had just finished finals — summer was on its way. She had her whole life ahead of her.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Around five in the morning, a man broke into her apartment in Greeley, Colo., and, for almost two hours, sexually assaulted her.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to die,'” Corban, now 30, told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “There’s no going back from that.”
Corban’s story did not exactly have a happy ending — or, at least, the ending is ever-evolving. Though her assailant is now serving 24 years to life in prison, she struggled with depression, PTSD and stress-related seizures. And, speaking about her experience, she came to realize how important it was for women to have access to guns to protect themselves.
Then, Thursday night on national television, she got to confront the man she thought wanted to take her guns away: President Obama.
“As a survivor of rape, and now a mother to two small children — you know, it seems like being able to purchase a firearm of my choosing, and being able to carry that wherever my — me and my family are — it seems like my basic responsibility as a parent at this point,” she told Obama during “Guns in America,” CNN’s town hall, after the president announced executive orders on gun control Tuesday.
“I have been unspeakably victimized once already, and I refuse to let that happen again to myself or my kids. So why can’t your administration see that these restrictions that you’re putting to make it harder for me to own a gun, or harder for me to take that where I need to be is actually just making my kids and I less safe?”
[As Obama tries to bridge divide on guns, it seems as wide as ever]
First, Obama praised Corban for showing up.
“Well, Kimberly, first of all, obviously — you know, your story is horrific,” he said. “The strength you’ve shown in telling your story and, you know, being here tonight is remarkable, and so — really proud of you for that.”
Then, Obama tried, at length, to answer her question. He pointed out that, though he didn’t think Corban’s guns necessarily made her safer, he’s not trying to take them away.
“I just want to repeat that there’s nothing that we’ve proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.” And: “You have to be pretty well trained in order to fire a weapon against somebody who is assaulting you and catches you by surprise.” And: “There’s always the possibility that that firearm in a home leads to a tragic accident.” And: “All I’m focused on is making sure that a terrible crime like yours that was committed is not made easier because somebody can go on the Internet and just buy whatever weapon they want without us finding out whether they’re a criminal or not.”
Corban wasn’t impressed.
“I would say it was more of a non-response,” she told The Post. “He kind of dodged the question.”
The dumbass , liberal bastard could not be more clueless nor could he have been more inconsiderate of her pain, suffering , fear and desire to protect herself and her kids in the future. -Tyr