CNN: Bernie Sanders “Thinks ‘It Is Wrong’ When People Are ‘In Some Cases Suicidal And In Some Cases Homicidal’ Are ‘Still Being Able To Purchase Guns.’” “‘I think the people of Vermont understand that guns in Vermont are different than guns in Chicago or guns in Los Angeles,’ Sanders said, telling the assembled journalists that he thinks ‘it is wrong’ when people are ‘in some cases suicidal and in some cases homicidal’ are ‘still being able to purchase guns.’” [CNN, 6/19/15] Bernie Sanders: "I Will Talk About Guns At Some Length…But Not Right Now." [CNN, 6/19/15] Bernie Sanders: “There Are Weapons Out There That Have Nothing To Do With Hunting And Are Designed To Kill People And Kill Them Quickly…And This Is An Issue That Must Be Dealt With.” “As his campaign aides watched closely, Sanders also addressed guns during his remarks, again contrasting his background in Vermont with urban America. ‘There are weapons out there that have nothing to do with hunting and are designed to kill people and kill them quickly,’ Sanders said. ‘And this is an issue that must be dealt with.’” [CNN, 6/19/15] OTHER GUN CONTROL POSITIONS JIM WEBB OPPOSED GUN CONTROL EFFORTS AND VOTED TO ROLL BACK DC GUN RESTRICTIONS IN 2009… 2014: Jim Webb Opposed Gun Control. [Bloomberg, 9/7/14] 2009: Then-Senator Webb Voted To Repeal DC Gun Restrictions. [S.Amdt. 575, S.160, Vote 72, 111th Congress, 2/26/09] …WHILE BERNIE SANDERS OPPOSED REPEALING DC GUN LAWS 2009: Bernie Sanders Voted Against Repeal Of DC Gun Restrictions. [S.Amdt. 575, S.160, Vote 72, 2/26/09] BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTED UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS IN 2013 AFTER OPPOSING THEM IN THE 1993 BRADY BILL 2013: Bernie Sanders Voted For Universal Background Checks. [S.Amdt. 715, S.649, Vote 97, 113th Congress, 4/17/13] 1993: Bernie Sanders Voted Against Universal Background Checks. [H.R. 1025, Vote 614, 103rd Congress, 11/22/93] AS GOVERNOR, LINCOLN CHAFEE SUPPORTED TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SOURCES USED IN BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PURCHASES IN HIS STATE 2013: Governor Chafee Supported Reviewing Sources Used In Background Checks In Rhode Island. [Associated Press, 5/15/13] SECRETARY CLINTON SUPPORTED AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND VOTED TO RENEW THE FEDERAL BAN AS A SENATOR 2014: Secretary Clinton Supported An Assault Weapons Ban. [Politico, 6/17/14] 2004: Then-Senator Clinton Voted For Renewal Of Federal Assault Weapons Ban. [S. Amdt. 2637, S. 1805, Vote 24, 108th Congress, 3/2/04] O’MALLEY SIGNED A STATE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AS GOVERNOR
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