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Sanders to co-sponsor bill repealing protections for gun makers and dealers
Source: The Guardian
Sanders to co-sponsor bill repealing protections for gun makers and dealers
On Wednesday, staff for the Bernie Sanders campaign met with Hector Adames,
a gun control advocate who has joined with the Brady Campaign
Alan Yuhas
Thursday 28 January 2016 18.26 GMT
Bernie Sanders announced on Thursday that he will co-sponsor a bill to repeal protections for gun manufacturers and dealers – a law he voted for in 2005, for which Hillary Clinton has criticized him for weeks.
In 2005, while a member of the House of Representatives, Sanders voted for a bill that shields manufacturers and dealers from legal liability in cases “resulting from criminal or unlawful misuse” of their guns by a third party. Twelve years earlier he had voted against the Brady Bill, which imposed federal background checks and a waiting period on gun purchases.
The bill, named after Ronald Reagan’s press secretary Jim Brady, who was paralyzed by an assassin’s gunshot meant for the president, eventually passed with Reagan’s endorsement.
Last year, Senator Sanders defended his vote on the liability bill, known as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), with an argument that guns are merely a tool like any other.
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On Wednesday, staff for the Sanders campaign met with Hector Adames, a gun control advocate who has joined with the Brady Campaign. Adames’ 13-year-old nephew was shot dead in a gun accident, and in 2009 the US supreme court rejected their challenge of protections for the gun industry.
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On Wednesday, staff for the Bernie Sanders campaign met with Hector Adames,
a gun control advocate who has joined with the Brady Campaign
Alan Yuhas
Thursday 28 January 2016 18.26 GMT
Bernie Sanders announced on Thursday that he will co-sponsor a bill to repeal protections for gun manufacturers and dealers – a law he voted for in 2005, for which Hillary Clinton has criticized him for weeks.
In 2005, while a member of the House of Representatives, Sanders voted for a bill that shields manufacturers and dealers from legal liability in cases “resulting from criminal or unlawful misuse” of their guns by a third party. Twelve years earlier he had voted against the Brady Bill, which imposed federal background checks and a waiting period on gun purchases.
The bill, named after Ronald Reagan’s press secretary Jim Brady, who was paralyzed by an assassin’s gunshot meant for the president, eventually passed with Reagan’s endorsement.
Last year, Senator Sanders defended his vote on the liability bill, known as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), with an argument that guns are merely a tool like any other.
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On Wednesday, staff for the Sanders campaign met with Hector Adames, a gun control advocate who has joined with the Brady Campaign. Adames’ 13-year-old nephew was shot dead in a gun accident, and in 2009 the US supreme court rejected their challenge of protections for the gun industry.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/28/bernie-sanders-bill-repeal-protections-gun-manufacturers-dealers
