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Bernie Sanders' Public Statements on Issue: Guns

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06/23/2022 Tweet - "In 2020, 45,000 Americans died from gun-related injuries. We've recently seen horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The Supreme Court's response: loosen gun safety laws. Six justices are way out of touch with reality."
06/11/2022 Tweet - "Ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. Prohibit high-capacity magazines. Expand background checks. End the gun show loophole. If we can't get 60 votes in the Senate, then we must end the filibuster."
05/25/2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?"
05/24/2022 Tweet - "The horrific rampage in TX once again makes clear that there are some very sick people in this country with guns in their hands who should not have them. Congress may not be able to end this problem, but we must at least pass commonsense gun reforms to finally protect the public."
05/14/2022 Tweet - "This act of domestic terrorism by a racist, anti-Semitic white supremacist using an AR-15 should be a call to action. Let us finally pass common sense gun safety reforms. We cannot grow numb to this violence, and we must show our nation can come together to address this hatred."
12/14/2021 Tweet - "Today we remember the unspeakable tragedy that stole the lives of 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. We cannot continue to allow sickening and senseless gun violence in this country. The time for Congress to act is long overdue."
06/25/2020 Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check
05/22/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
11/21/2019 Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC
11/20/2019

NBC November Democratic Party Presidential Debate
11/14/2019 Tweet - "This must end. Children in America should not live in fear for their lives at school or anywhere else. We have a moral obligation to say: children's lives are more important than gun manufacturers' profits. We must pass common sense gun safety legislation."
09/12/2019

ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate
09/11/2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines
09/11/2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
09/11/2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
08/11/2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
07/29/2019 Tweet - "This is sickening to wake up to. Our corrupt political system, which is controlled by the gun lobby, has a lot of waking up to do. When our children are being shot in places that should be safest, we're failing. Let's get serious about gun control."
07/12/2019 Tweet - "The insurance industry, the drug industry, the NRA, the fossil fuel industry and the military industrial complex will spend outrageous sums of money to see us fail. I think that says a lot about our campaign. We stand with the people, not those who want to profit off suffering."
06/27/2019 Tweet - "We can and will end the epidemic of gun violence in this country: -Take on the NRA and its corrupting effect on Washington -Enact universal instant background checks and end the gun show loophole -Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines #DemDebate2"
06/27/2019 NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2
06/13/2019 Menendez, Markey and Deutch Call for Ban on 3D Printed Guns
01/01/2019 Issue Position: Gun Safety
09/07/2018 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
05/20/2018 NBC News "Meet the Press" - Trump Campaign
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