Sanders now says he's willing to reconsider holding gun manufacturers liable for gun deaths.
Monday, Oct 12, 2015 10:37 AM CDT
Bernie Sanders flips on crucial gun control position days ahead of the first Democratic debate
Sanders now says he's willing to reconsider holding gun manufacturers liable for gun deaths
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This week, it is Bernie Sanders’s reconsideration of his longstanding opposition to holding gun manufacturers liable for gun deaths in the wake of a rash of school shootings.
Sanders cited two shootings Friday at universities in Arizona and Texas as well as last week’s slayings at an Oregon community college when he told NBC’s Chuck Todd during a “Meet the Press” interview on Sunday that he’d take another look at his past position. In 2005, Sanders supported legislation protecting gun manufacturers from civil liability lawsuits.
“That was a complicated vote and I’m willing to see changes in that provision,” Sanders said. “Here’s the reason I voted the way I voted: If you are a gun shop owner in Vermont and you sell somebody a gun and that person flips out and then kills somebody, I don’t think it’s really fair to hold that person responsible, the gun shop owner.”
“On the other hand, where there is a problem, is there is evidence that manufacturers, gun manufacturers, do know that they’re selling a whole lot of guns in an area that really should not be buying that many guns, that many of those guns are going to other areas, probably for criminal purposes?” he asked. “So, can we take another look at that liability issue? Yes.”
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http://www.salon.com/2015/10/12/bernie_sanders_flips_on_crucial_gun_control_position_days_ahead_of_the_first_democratic_debate/
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He didn't 'evolve' or 'flip flop'.
He made one comment about revisiting aspects of that 2005 bill. He did not walk back a history of consistent moderate gun control.
And my concern is less about those aspects. Rather, I want to make sure that it is discussed without the normal bullshit that goes on out there in GD
. I see it has been posted in other Groups so that is good.
This is a safe haven so I don't want it invaded with shit stirring. Discussion is absolutely fine. You can appreciate that right?
Do we hold car manufacturers responsible if a drunk driver gets behind the wheel of one of their cars and kills a bunch of people? No, we don't and most if us would see that as ridiculous. I think his initial Stance on it is correct. I really doubt any court is going to hold a gun manufacturer liable when a mentally ill person goes on a rampage with one of their guns. That's just not going to happen.
Thorough background checks and stringent mental health testing is the way to go. I also think the government should sponsor State gun buyback programs. Maybe cash up front for weapons and ammo and some kind of tax incentive if you never buy certain types of weapons like Assault Weapons. Destroy every gun that we buy back. Get them off our streets.
Also, every state could have Something like a ammo warehouse where people have to travel to get their ammo. Maybe 2 or 3 locations per state Either Federally or State run. Have limits to how much ammo people buy per hunting season and that's what they can buy. If people have to travel 5-6 hours to buy ammo, maybe going on that shooting spree will be a second thought. And, get rid of gun shows. Maybe have State or some kind of government run and REGULATED gun shows once or twice a year.
There needs to be SOME KIND OF CONTROL OVER GUNS AND AMMO. The U.S. has become the wild, wild West again...only worse because now we're dealing with military automatic assault weapons and not just pistols and rifles. Our forefathers NEVER, EVER envisioned this when they wrote the 2nd Amendment. They had muskets in mind.
There has to be a better way. Personally, I like how Europe deals with guns, but that's just me.
Just stuff that's been floating around in my head trying to think of ways to appease gun owners and save lives. 