Brady Campaign endorses Hillary Clinton, hailing her opposition to gun industry [View all]
Source: nydaily
Brady Campaign endorses Hillary Clinton, hailing her opposition to gun industry
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/brady-campaign-endorses-hillary-clinton-article-1.2494040
BY Stephen Rex Brown
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 11:55 AM
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Brady Campaign President Dan Gross and Hllary Clinton. Jennifer Mitchell
One of the country’s most influential gun reform advocacy groups endorsed Hillary Clinton for President Tuesday, saying her record on the issue had been more consistent than that of her opponent, Bernie Sanders.
The Brady Campaign hailed Clinton’s previous support as First Lady of the Brady Bill, which mandated federal background checks on firearm buyers. The group also cited her opposition to a bill, signed into law in 2005, that protects the gun industry from liability.
“Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who, as a member of Congress and national leader, has consistently put the safety of the American public ahead of the interests of the corporate gun lobby,” the Brady Campaign said in a release.
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The Brady Campaign noted that Sanders had voted in favor of protecting the gun industry from liability, a bill it called “one of the ugliest pieces of special interest legislation in the last 20 years.”..................
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GRAND endorsement. Congrats to Hillary and her team
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