2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I wonder if all three candidates will have the courage to follow Obama on this [View all]pnwmom
(110,328 posts)For example, he voted against the Brady bill; and he voted to allow guns on Amtrak and in National Parks.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/oct/13/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-voted-against-brady/
The final compromise version of the Brady bill -- an interim five-day waiting period while installing an instant background check system -- was passed and signed into law on Nov. 30, 1993. Sanders voted against it.
In July, when we first looked into the issue, Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told us that Sanders voted against the bill because he believed a national waiting period was a federal overreach and because he was answering to his constituents.
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On the flip side, Sanders has also voted to allow firearms on Amtrak trains and in National Parks, though his most recent pro-gun vote was in 2009.