Sanders' gun votes are again a potential liability among Democratic base (2019)

[TomCADem]

I wonder in the next debate will Bernie's repeated votes against the Brady bill, against background checks, and in favor of gun maker immunity be discussed. It is nice that Bernie is now portraying himself as being in favor of gun control and that he is seeking to overturn gun maker immunity that he himself passed, but then we are just asking Bernie to clean up the pro-gun laws that he helped develop.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/sanders-gun-votes-are-again-potential-liability-among-democratic-base-n999326

Representing a state with a strong hunting culture, Sanders has spent most of his career as a strong supporter of gun rights.

He voted repeatedly against the 1993 Brady Bill that created the nation’s background check system. In December 2015, after launching his presidential bid, he urged funding research into firearms injuries, after opposing it in the late 1990s. Sanders also voted to close the “gun show loophole” in 1999.

The 2005 gun manufacturer immunity law may be most problematic for Sanders.

Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, has said it ushered in “a deadly decade of unchecked gun industry negligence.” Sanders long held the same position as the National Rifle Association, which argued manufacturers shouldn’t be held responsible for the actions of violent criminals who use their guns.

[Thekaspervote]

1. Here are some facts about sanders record and guns.

Joe helped usher the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, aka, the Brady Bill, through conference, broke an NRA supported filibuster, and helped it win final passage in November of 1993.

Bernie voted "No" five times.

[betsuni]

2. K&R

[ritapria]

3. What kind of Report Card has Bernie received from the NRA throughout his career ?

1992 D ...1994 F ...1996 1998 2000 2002 F …. 2004 D+.. .2006 C - ...2012, 2016 D - .. Yep , that Bernie fellow sounds like a Gun Nut to me

[Thekaspervote]

4. Obviously you didn't read the OP

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5. KR