I whole heartedly agree with this. I really don't understand why he gets a pass on this. Vermonters are not his only concern anymore. He has to move left or I cannot support him.
But it's the more liberal Sanders who could find himself having to uncomfortably explain his past positions on gun control. Even though the progressive socialist is to the left of Clinton and his other primary competitors on nearly every issue, he's walked a delicate line as a lawmaker from Vermont, where 2nd Amendment rights are popular.
Sanders has had a mixed voting record on guns. He voted in favor of the 2013 universal background check bill and assault-weapons ban following the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre, and he's backed ending the so-called "gun-show loophole."
He has also voted to allow guns on Amtrak, against the Brady Bill and against legislation that would have allowed lawsuits against gun companies. In fact, the NRA even helped Sanders win his first race for Congress.
The NRA connection was news to me. I didn't know until my girlfriend pointed out this article to me last night. Is this common knowledge? I can't play a personal game of twister to make this sound good for Bernie. He has to evolve.
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