--- title: Orlando Shooting: Read Hillary Clinton's Speech description: Hillary Clinton called for increased anti-terror attacks, more gun control and solidarity with LGBT Americans in the wake of the Orlando shooting. canonical: https://time.com/4367046/orlando-shooting-hillary-clinton-transcript/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-13T18:46:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:27:49.730Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Clinton's Speech About the Orlando Shooting og:description: "Weapons of war have no place on our streets." og:url: https://time.com/4367046/orlando-shooting-hillary-clinton-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc42276270445b6cc/6988978b656a3ff67cbcbe3c/clinton-orlando-shooting-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Cleveland, Ohio og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Clinton's Speech About the Orlando Shooting twitter:description: "Weapons of war have no place on our streets." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc42276270445b6cc/6988978b656a3ff67cbcbe3c/clinton-orlando-shooting-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Hillary Clinton's Speech About the Orlando Shooting > Sponsored content. 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Hillary Clinton expressed solidarity with the LGBT community and called for stricter gun control measures Monday in the wake of the Orlando shooting._ by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 13, 2016 6:46 PM UTC Hillary Clinton expressed solidarity with the LGBT community and called for stricter gun control measures Monday in the wake of the Orlando shooting. by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 13, 2016 6:46 PM UTC Hillary Clinton called for [increased anti-terror attacks](http://time.com/4366607/hillary-clinton-orlando-shooting-isis-guns/), more gun control and solidarity with LGBT Americans in the wake of the Orlando shooting. In a speech in Cleveland, the presumptive Democratic nominee said that “weapons of war have no place on our streets.” Here is a full transcript of her remarks. --- > “” --- ## Transcript On Sunday Americans woke up to a nightmare that's become mind numbingly familiar. The Orlando terrorist who may be dead, but the virus that poisoned And his mind remains very much alive. It's essential that we stop terrorists from getting the tools they need to carry out the attacks. If the FBI is watching you for suspected terrorists links, you shouldn't be able to just go buy a gun with no questions asked. And you shouldn't be able to exploit loopholes and evade criminal background checks by buying online or at a gun show. [ APPLAUSE ] And yes, if you're too dangerous to get on a plane, you are too dangerous to buy a gun in America. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] To all the LGBT people grieving today in Florida, and across our country, you have millions of allies who will always have your back. [ APPLAUSE ] And I am one of them. [ APPLAUSE ] We should take a moment today amid our busy lives To think about them. To pray for everyone who was killed, for the wounded, those who are fighting to regain their lives and futures. For our first responders, who walked into danger one more time. 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